You don’t say what your price range is, but I highly recommend the ARC REF6. It is a phenomenal preamp and is a perfect complement to my Pass Labs 250.8 amp. It just sounds great. Now I will only point out that when I have changed preamps or amps, I have been hyped up on big differences, but the reality is that most of the time there are definitely differences, but they are not night and day. I mean that one pre will definitely sound “better” than another, but to me, that has been an incremental difference. Really the one component that I put into my system that really kicked it up to another level and filled in some of what I felt was lacking — namely depth of soundstage — was a Shunyata Everest power conditioner with a Sigma XC power cable. I was super surprised that it made such a difference!
Pre amp recommendations
My current setup
Gr Research NX studios with 2 subs
PS Audio M700’s amps
Denefrips Pontus dac
Bluesound Node. Streamer
Anthem AVM 60 surround processor
i have good cables and XLR where possible
So, I’ve been upgrading recently and I have to keep my AV system integrated with my 2 channel system. I am very satisfied with my system now but I keep wanting to improve it.
I believe my Anthem is the weak link here.
I’m looking to install a dedicated 2 channel pre amp with theater bypass. I’ve been looking at Musical Fidelity M6s, PS Audio Gain Cell, and Parasound P5 or P6.
Would this be a worthy addition?
I have a Parasound 2100 pre laying around but I feel it wouldn’t be an improvement over the Anthem AVM 60 processor.
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