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How do you have your Droplet cdp hooked up?

Having owned a Opera Audio Droplet for a little over six months now, I was just curious if any other owners out there have experimented with running direct (using the variable output control) vs. using a high quality preamp.

I have always run mine direct, and am generally pleased with the results, but I guess I'm curious if putting a good preamp in the chain would "gain" (pun intended) me anything?

Thanks to any & all!
denf
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
if i had a droplet. i wouldn't hook it up at all. i would stare at it and use another cd player. after a while, i would sell the droplet.....just kidding, but i have been told that the player is very revealing and if your system or sources are not up to par, it could make for some unpleasant moments.
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driver
750 posts
 
I had one for an in home demo last year and tried it both ways. I preferred it run through the Atma-sphere MP-3.
denf OP
241 posts
 
Driver - could you elaborate? What specific areas did you feel were improved using the Atma-Sphere? Thanks.
larryken
537 posts
 
Run mine through a Consonance integrated.
Larry
bkonig
127 posts
 
Mrtennis is incorrect. The Droplet compared to an inferior player (there are many out there) should sound much better than that player even in a less than top notch system. If that is not the case, then the system has problems and does not deserve a top player like the Droplet or any other player. Getting to the point of the preamp. I found that it was better going through an active pre-amp. The extra gain really helps most CD players. Keep in mind that I only experimented with 2 pre-amps. The Steelhead which is a reference piece and the darTZeel which is in another universe compared to any other pre-amp I have heard.
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