What is your amplifier , and Linear Tube Audio
preamp night and day better , the $20 Alps volume pot in the belles is a Big weak link ,having owned a audio store fore a decade and Audiophile 40+ years
under the hood I know what quality is ,the LTS preamp has a high quality resistive ladder volume attenuator, and parts quality ,if you use XLR even more so
for they use top notch Lundahl transformer, and Clsrity best CMR output capacitors
plus many other things, it’s the best preamp in theunder $6k range ,I would highly recommend and use the 6SN7 tube ,plus uses 12ax7, and 12at7 tubes .
if nothing out worth checking out , another Big Tip they also make Great best of class linear power supply vs anything at 2x the cost ,I have one 12 v on my
Motorola 8702 Modem-Router combo and night and day better streaming
sonics vs the junk wall wart ,most people overlook this ,and this LPS
comes with a Great DC power cord to the router most others charge $150 for
and use a decent Pangea power cord on it ,I even put a Hifi tuning supreme gold 5amp T fuse in it even better still.