In Reply to: More confusion over pre-amps and amps for Maggie 3.6s posted by K-wey on February 1, 2012 at 09:03:49:
"I like the sound a lot better with a CD player directly into a power amp. Is this nuts? It's clearer and has a lot less compression that way."
Then you need to research light dependent resistor attenuators. These are said to be excellent, but with a few caveats, mainly proper source and load impedance matching is needed. Kits and premade units available. Lightspeed, Lighter note, Warpspeed, Eva, and more.
Also you can throw in a tube or SS buffer, either before or after the LDR, to get the proper impedance match if necessary. Still cheaper than a mega buck audiophile preamp.
No personal experience here with these optocouplers yet, but I am currently working on a project that will use one.
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- The only way to go budget high end preamp is a passive - johnvb 04:39:12 02/16/12 (0)