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Analogue only preamp ideas? - no need for internal DAC!

So making progress in my quest for perfection.

have a great dac, Chord Tt2
great amp Mcintosh great speakers, B&W 804 D3And a Roon Nucleus.

but I have a subpar avr,

An analogue only preamp seems ideal and so many have a standalone dac, so analogue preamp seems a good idea.

Mcintosh has some units that seem quite nice, eg C70 tube.  Seems tube is a great way to go but tubeless has pros too.

Need some ideas. Thanks




emergingsoul
antigrunge2
1,451 posts
 
You got a great DAC and power amp. All you need is a good passive attenuator: top of the range is Wavac ATT-S but you‘ll equally get great results from -say a Modsquad in the second hand market
emergingsoul OP
1,217 posts
 
Interesting. How does the passive atten. functionally work?  
Do I now use this to adjust volume? I now use a remote when using a preamp in bypass mode, this would now change?
Thanks
antigrunge2
1,451 posts
 
Most attenators don‘t have remote control. If that is a requirement you can get a DACPre combo a la Mytec or Antelope Zodiac or you‘ll have to get a buffer attenator a la Pass
koestner
677 posts
 
Remote controlled passive preamps and passive with active buffers are found at the Tortuga web site.
djones51
4,947 posts
 
If all you want is volume control just get a Benchmark  LA4

https://benchmarkmedia.com/products/benchmark-la4-line-amplifier?gclid=Cj0KCQjwreT8BRDTARIsAJLI0KLMb...
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