"how bad" depends on your listening volume and the amount of attenuation you need to apply to your system, with more than 10db, you will need to get a preamp.
RE: RCA-XLR cables - not necessarily you will hear improvement, worth trying though -- michael123 Big 'thank you' to AndyG for fixing #15209, #15693, #16442, #16760 :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ michael123's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23745 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86186 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles