Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?

I have been comparing the AA MkII to the EMM DAC 6e, w. APL SACD 1000 transport into a Placette Active preamp. I am using Elrod EPS-2S on most components.

What I find is that the body on the EMM gear in SACD is fabulous. You are truly there. Everyone who hears it says "you are done". I am truly amazed at the sound of some SACDs throught the EMM gear. I am waiting on more SACDs to finalize my opinion.

With the Audio Aero compared to the EMM gear on CD playback I find the sound much better w. the Audio Aero. The soundstage has more palpability, & body. You are closer to the music. Everything sounds more natural. I don't find there is a loss in detail as has been said by some other people. Everyone who has heard it & compared the two with a very diverse set of music felt the same. Each time the AA sounded more "real" or enjoyable. I think the tube output stage is a big part of the sound. I am thinking of trying the tube preamp at this point to "tune" the sound. My other idea is to try the CDSD instead of the APL SACD 1000. One last idea is changing power cords.

On a last note, I am running the AA MkII into the Placette & I find the sound much better through the Placette (active) than direct into the amplifiers. I just feel closer to the music in this configuration

Springbok10,
I wonder if the MP-1 mkII sounds so much better than the DCC2 into your Atma-Sphere amps simply because there is much better synergy between the two Atma-Sphere products, and/or because there is poor synergy between the DCC2 and your amps?

I'm speculating, but maybe your Atma-Sphere amps present too difficult a load to your DCC2? I know that your MP-1 mkII has been designed to drive amps with low impedances.

Have you listened to both the DCC2 and MP-1 into amps other than your Atma-Spheres?

I use a tube pre amp,DCC2, and the CDSD. Anaconda
alpha powercords and tubed amps(Tenor). I haven't changed
a thing for 6 months(a record for me).

Which tube preamp Saxman2?

I got one of the first DCC2 when they came out, loved it. Then came the CDSD great match. I then got the MA1 Silver Ed
and got more excited. A few weeks later tried the MP3 AtmaS was ok but didn't see the value for the money, to thin. Then tried the MP1 Atma-Sphere with the DCC2 as the Dac, That was the ticket, everything that one would want. It was such an improvment that no AB was needed. It clearly was worth every $$,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My question is the Callisto better than the MP1AS.
Enjoy