I have the Direct Stream JR. and used it directly with my PassLabs XA30.8 monoblocks while waiting on my preamp to arrive and thought it sounded wonderful. When the McIntosh tube preamp arrived.. I loved the DSJr even more. I thought the sounds became warmer and more layered (probably due to the tubes I'm thinking). Not the most scientific review, but to my ears the sound improved with the preamp but sounded great even before.
If you don’t think the jr has enough output voltage, you can change the attenuator setting to high and you should have plenty of voltage to power your amps. Attenuator setting “in” is the low setting but it’s also the quietest.
The the above mentioned output is at the high setting. Not enough for full output of some amps. Heck, it’s not even up to red book standard. It would be a shame to waste paid for Watts.
Hard for me to believe that using Junior as a pre amp is more musical than an accomplished pre amp.Even the senior,which I now own,sounds more fleshed out when using the volume control of my Coincident Integrated. Believe what your ears say not hearsay.
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