skvinson said: > I've decided to buy an SB3. Now I need to figure out the details. I'm > wondering if people are using the SBs with preamps. What are the pros > & cons?
I use an integrated amp, but never use it as a switch, so now that the SB2/3 have overall volume controls, plus the software control, I'd probably skip the preamp if I had to do it over. Preamps are yet another place to have noise or coloring. And they take at least one extra pair of interconnects. Simpler is better. > I can get a great deal on an Odyssey Tempest (active pre). > That would provide switching for my dvd player into a dac (for times > when I play something not already ripped), as well as the impact of a > good active pre. Seems to me that you want both the switching and the coloration (i.e. impact) of a preamp. I no longer play CDs on a player. I just rip them and use them thru the squeezebox. Of course, if you want the preamp as an effect box, that changes things. Pat http://www.pfarrell.com _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
