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In Reply to: They are all pretty good- and they all have problems posted by Ralph on June 11, 2012 at 09:35:17:
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As a manufacturer of line stages I would expect you to argue in their favor, and all of your points are well taken, but if one knows what they are doing all of the problems you mention can be minimized or overcome.
Many (most?) audiophiles don't understand the problem. There is an impedance problem they don't understand, they have too much overall gain and have to run it with the volume control way down, they pick the wrong cables, or a combination of these. They try a passive and it is poorly implemented so they conclude they are inferior.
In simple terms a passive has some sort of attenuator and a line stage is the same thing with a buffer. If you know what you are doing you can choose components and interconnect them in a way that allows you to eliminate the buffer. If you don't then you can choose a line stage.
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Follow Ups
- good points, but benefits outweigh problems IF you know how to implement one - bwb 06:45:37 06/12/12 (2)
- One of the problems then is any decent DAC; for that matter, most digital - Ralph 09:11:12 06/12/12 (0)
- RE: good points, but benefits outweigh problems IF you know how to implement one - rick_m 07:13:36 06/12/12 (0)