I just purchased a Yaqin cd-3 today. my questions are (1) Is the sound the same if it's connected between the cd player and preamp or preamp power amp. (2) Plus or minus using a none oversampling dac at the same time.
Again, it will come down to which component pair will benefit most from the buffer's ability to allow the recipient component to "see" a very low impedance. I think that usually means the buffer between the CD player and preamp is best. Hey, it can't hurt to try both and hear for yourself which of the options sounds best. As for your number 2 concern I think it irrelevant if your Dac is none oversampling with regard to a buffer. I just can't see why it should matter.
I Disagree a little with the above posters. I owned the (2) tube 6sn7 unit. It is very "tubey" and made a dramatic impact on my system. (not all good, but not bad) I then tried a single tube unit and the difference was subtle, but the improvement was very nice. The single tube unit reminded me of my old Audio Research LS-2 Hybrid pre-amp. In short, I prefer the single tube model.
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