DCS P8i direct to pwr amps sound quality.

Well that's a bit of a coincidence - it looks like your post and my "survey" were loaded about the same time. You'll see in my post that I find my P8i direct to Pass 350.5 to be quite excellent (I think I said - in a hi end sense). Whether it can be better or not with a pre is my next direction - I hope to try a couple soon. I haven't any fair comparisons to others as it has taken me a long time to get a system which I feel does justice to the gear (strange as that may seem for such a fundamental arrangement). I'd add decent cables and power lead arrangements are critical.

Hi Murrayp,

I'm planning to buy a P8i and worry about it's digital domain pre section sounding harsh. I personally think if you can get away from using a pre in the system, theres less information lost within the chain and ofcourse with the money saved its a bonus. I will be directly linking the P8i to my Krell Kas & Revel Ultima Salon. I will keep you posted how it sounds. The Mark Levinson 390S is another contender in my list but I'm more keen towards the P8i for its upsampling to DSD and ofcource also enabling me to play my SACD collection.

Regards.

I traded my 390S for my P8i, much improved. See my response to Murrayp.

Hi Lenny,
Thanks for the assurance of the P8i. Do you use any kind of isolation feet under the player since they are not supplied.

Cheers