What amp in particular are you using?
If you can use balanced or SE, not SE pass, that is a step in the right direction.
If you can use balanced or SE, not SE pass, that is a step in the right direction.
Preamp passive output vs a ht feature - signal degradation
For integration with a ht system is it better to run cables thru a passive output on line stage preamp or find a preamp with a ht pass thru feature? Or does it matter?
I have noticed that the signal from ht processor seems degraded as it passes thru a passive output on a preamp. Lose alot of sound quality. Stereo sq is very good but now ht sound going to mains is impaired.
Is there better treatment (preservation) of a signal when going thru a ht bypass feature on preamp?
I have noticed that the signal from ht processor seems degraded as it passes thru a passive output on a preamp. Lose alot of sound quality. Stereo sq is very good but now ht sound going to mains is impaired.
Is there better treatment (preservation) of a signal when going thru a ht bypass feature on preamp?
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SQ compared to what? What is different in the SQ? Were you initially running the front speakers directly from the Marantz AVR? Is the McIntosh an integrated amp or a pre-amp? If it's a pre-amp, what's the amp and how do you know the amp is not "at fault"? Does the Marantz have a room correction application you need to re-run? "Love to know if passive output inside schiit preamp hurts quality of signal." is a totally loaded statement. Why Schiit, specifically? Why not some other pre-amp with passive output? Which Schiit? Who is to say, definitively, what constitutes "hurts"? Either YOU like the way it sounds or YOU don't. If you decide to use a Schiit pre-amp, make sure you know what you are doing. Search the forums as this has been beaten to death. In all likelyhood, Schiit is not for you. Best to search: <http://www.audiophile.no/en/articles-tests-reviews/item/426-amplifiers-with-processor-input> |