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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.
Not crazy at all, I noticed the same thing years ago and ended up building myself a passive pre.
The exceptions to this are if you have a component that can't fully drive your power amp, or that has electronics that distort when doing so. But since it sounds better to you without a preamp, I'd go with the passive.
A higher quality preamp will of course sound better, but unless the source has trouble driving the amp without some gain or a buffer, a straight wire will sound cleaner than electronics.
If you don't mind the fan noise pro amps can sound just as good as any other kind, it just depends on the amp. There are some excellent bargains to be had, but there are also some duds, e.g., crappy Class D amps and amps that are better left to PA use. The only way to know is to check out a particular model, there's no blanket rule that says "this kind of amp is better."
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