well musical fidelity has inexpensive unity gain buffer device that also inverts the phase. one can be placed between the source and amp, but active preamp will work much more efficient than even mentioned inverting transformer. I struggled when I had Creek 5350 SE integrated amp till I purchased active preamp Classe 30. This preamp turned polite and shy Brittish amp into substantially better version...
Would increasing the gain in the amp give more weight to the sound? Any negatives?
I have an integrated amp with passive preamp section and I feel that the sound is not full-bodied enough. The separate phono stage has 42db of gain and I use MM cartridge. When I play cassette deck, the sound is just right in this respect.
I talked to the designer, and he said that increasing the gain is theoretically possible, though time consuming.
And if I do want to increase the gain - by how much? The amp is 120 watt/ch/8ohm, speakers are 89db efficient, 8ohm.
I talked to the designer, and he said that increasing the gain is theoretically possible, though time consuming.
And if I do want to increase the gain - by how much? The amp is 120 watt/ch/8ohm, speakers are 89db efficient, 8ohm.
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