Once you solve your biggest problem you have just promoted Number 2

Posted by mcbuddah (A) on July 2, 2015 at 11:28:30

In Reply to: RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) posted by fantja on July 2, 2015 at 07:52:32:

Putting a preamp of such high quality in the mix just shines the spotlight of reality on the good and the bad from sources through EMI/RF, cable choices, clean AC and room set-up. Every improvement I have made to my (currently separate) HT and 2-channel systems has revealed other problems whose nastiness had been masked before the change. The old saying "Once you solve your biggest problem " is all too true in high-end audio. You describe the overall sound of your system as "zippy." Before throwing Krell dollars at the problem, I would prioritize sorting that out by trying different cabling, footers, prepare a clean power and EMI abatement plan for each component, look at how your components are supported, fundamental wire dressing and crossing rules, speaker location and support and other cheap of free tweaks before buying different components. I also suggest getting acquainted with the manual offered with the new pre/pro. All those options and hundreds of panels of features certainly contain the best methods for getting the cleanest analog signal path in and out without the need for a separate 2-channel preamp with the bypass features.

Only after attempting to get the system musically on song and then being dissatisfied would I consider changing the components you already have in place. If you are committed to marrying the two systems together, I suggest looking into some speakers that have been designed and marketed to swing both ways. Infinity came out with 3 or 4 value level lines in the late 90's that contain built-in subwoofers and amps that were capable of producing outstanding music. Smaller Genesis Technologies speakers are excellent at integrating HT and 2-channel, and can produce clean and musical bass down to 16hz.

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Topic - A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - mr.bear 13:08:34 06/28/15 (22)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - fantja 07:52:32 07/02/15 (1)

Once you solve your biggest problem you have just promoted Number 2 - mcbuddah 11:28:30 07/02/15 (0)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - jsm71 04:06:43 07/01/15 (2)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - mr.bear 00:17:57 07/06/15 (0)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - dbphd 10:25:38 07/01/15 (0)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - jsm71 13:32:50 06/30/15 (0)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - daleda 07:59:13 06/29/15 (5)

Ditto -nt - E-Stat 12:17:12 06/29/15 (0)

Real issue - unclestu 11:54:02 06/29/15 (3)

RE: That's true but - mr.bear 09:20:33 06/30/15 (2)

There are processors that bypass all signal processing for two channel analog inputs - JoshT 06:43:31 07/02/15 (1)

There are processors that bypass all signal processing for multichannel analog inputs - Kal Rubinson 17:19:12 07/02/15 (0)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - AbeCollins 20:20:14 06/28/15 (9)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - JoshT 06:38:27 07/02/15 (1)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - AbeCollins 00:53:09 07/03/15 (0)

Amen. - Kal Rubinson 06:45:37 06/29/15 (2)

How about the Krell Foundation? - JoshT 06:34:03 07/02/15 (1)

RE: How about the Krell Foundation? - Kal Rubinson 17:17:56 07/02/15 (0)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - murali 05:49:50 06/29/15 (0)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - three_sox 23:04:45 06/28/15 (2)

A recent demo I tried - DrChaos 11:11:20 06/29/15 (0)

RE: A/V Preamp For Stereo Music (Long rant) - G Squared 05:44:18 06/29/15 (0)

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Once you solve your biggest problem you have just promoted Number 2 - mcbuddah 11:28:30 07/02/15 (0)

Once you solve your biggest problem you have just promoted Number 2

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