A lot of my friends here in London have a simple 2ch, which they use for CD replay only. We tend to spend about £1000 to 2000 on the entire system (Arcam/Creek/Linn etc) I was wondering if anyone made a 'passive integrated' (i.e. no pre amp gain, etc, just an attenuator) obviously accepting only line level inputs (most of us hook up only a CD anyway)
Not having a needless headphone circuit would be a plus too.
Hmmm... the gaincard does sound tempting, but I was looking at the $1500 level. Passive preamps I've heard of, but then that's adding another box... less room for me in my small London flat!
The Luminous Audio AXIOM passive preamp is tiny. Much smaller than a VHS video cassette. It's so small because it doesn't do any switching. It has inputs and outputs for just one source.
RR, Check out the Acurus DIA-100 and 150. They can be had for very good prices and are good bang for the buck. They ARE integrated with a passive pre. Happy Listening! John
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