I have a Marantz PM8006. That’s all the integrated amplifier you’ll ever need. Thank you.
@mrsmokalotapotamus6530
2 ай бұрын
I was recently able to step into high end again and I went from a Topping E-50 to a Steller Gain Cell DAC. The difference was eye opening and WOW! The Topping always sounded flat and dull and I knew that was the first thing I should upgrade. This was not a small change to even the deaf. As soon as my friends hit the door they noticed. I had to turn my sub down quite a bit there was so much more bass. I also had to change the toe-in angle from near direct to near front facing. SOOO happy with my purchase and blown away by the difference. I am all in on PS Audio and can't wait till I can afford an amp💪 Moral of the story is pre amps indeed make a difference, Cheers✌
@daiblaze1396
Ай бұрын
Sure but this has more to do with the big upgrade of gear. Both are DACs. Stellar has a pre-amp too. So you can assume that it is the pre-amp responsible for that change. Alas switching only DAC can make a big difference in sound. So we can't assure it is the pre-amp only which made the difference. I guess it's both. But yeah, pre-amp do matter! Happy listening!
@larspedersen1546
2 ай бұрын
Every component in an amplifier is a signal degradation unit. Yes, a semiconductor can amplify the level of the signal, but never improve the quality. The many different attempts and topologies to avoid degradation while amplifying the signal results in big sound differences. That is exactly why you should allways use your ears and not just let specs, or impressive design, deside which amplifier you buy.. 😊
@sarabarabu-mq1ci
2 ай бұрын
if audio source is 48KHz or LP then there is a margin high quality internal design & external look for control amplifier is very important this is the most used stereo component like volume pot & lines switching once stereophile got the one that satisfies him/her eventually he/she wants it to last forever good sounding control amps I came across had very impressive specs as well
@jasontimothywells9895
2 ай бұрын
@@sarabarabu-mq1cido you really care about the looks¿ Ugly Hi-Fi lives matter .
@mikeg2491
2 ай бұрын
Words like degradation and distortion always annoyed me, it implies something inherently negative or destructive. I have a Chord Dave and as fantastic as a DAC is, I still don’t think it comes alive until I feed it into a quality external tube or SS pre/amp versus running my headphones directly out of the device for instance. Many including its own creator will say you’re losing a lot of the plankton detail doing this but to my ears it’s more pleasant to use a chain.
@larspedersen1546
2 ай бұрын
@@mikeg2491I'm sorry if my comment about signal degradation annoys you. But the fact is that the ideal in HiFi is not to add anything to the signal, and every component in an amplifier does add a little to the signal.. 😊
@mikeg2491
2 ай бұрын
@@larspedersen1546 Sorry didn’t want to sound like I was attacking you, I just mean I agree with what you said about trusting your ears. Many people find this “added to the signal” or changes more pleasant to our hearing than the raw output.
@PetraKann
2 ай бұрын
Generally preamps boost weak low voltage signals from playback devices. The next power amp stage boosts the current so that the speakers can be driven effectively. The preamp does impart colour and characteristics to the signal - much more than the power amp stage. It’s well known in the guitar amp industry that the character and essence of a guitar amp resides in the preamp stage - with everything else being equal. In fact it’s common for professional guitarists and recording studios to have a stack of rack mount preamps modules that represent different amp types (marshall, vox, fender, mesa boogie etc). The guitarist can select a preamp stage and run it through one power amp stage.
@ericelliott227
2 ай бұрын
Yes, totally correct, Preamps do impart colour and characteristics to the signal far more than power amps. Power amps lay the foundation, if one could use only power amps, one would hear differences among the various types, but those would not be as pronounced as with preamps partly because as you stated and I will paraphrase, preamps do basically all the processing. While I am totally satisfied with my system, I am recently toying with the idea of trying a different preamp because there are one or two things bout the one I have that fall a bit short. 1) Headphone amp/stage is pretty bad. It can't drive most headphones that well. Although I'm not a headphone user except for checking my work, so it is not a big deal and I have also fixed it by using an outboard headphone amp, that problem solved. 2) Not real impressed with the DAC, but also nothing to compare it to. So it could be perceived bias I don't know. It is not a priority though. I am just waiting for an opportunity to just try a different preamp as no cost or hassle, but not holding my breath either. It is more curiosity than anything else. I'll likely try an outboard DAC long before another preamp.
@PetraKann
2 ай бұрын
@@ericelliott227 fair comments. I have a Vox Guitar amp that uses a hybrid vacuum tube-solid state circuit. It has one vacuum tube in the preamp stage (a simple 12AX7 tube) with the power amp stage being solid state. Great sounding amp for under $400. I also have a Fender valve amp and a Mesa Boogie - way more powerful and a lot more expensive but I record with the small cheaper Vox hybrid amp because it’s so clean and I like the overall sound. (Doesn’t have enough grunt and punch for live situations but for recording it works beautifully). If you can separate the preamp stage from power stage in your main amplifier and find the preamp sound you are looking for on your sound system it’s a great way forward. Some HiFi amps have preamp connections fitted on the rear so it’s easy to change the preamp later Cheers
@ericelliott227
2 ай бұрын
@@PetraKann Of course, (prepare for a Star Trek reference) it's the Engineer Scotty approach which I agree with as well: "The right tool for the right job".
@jdhiro
2 ай бұрын
I guess I'd like Paul to expand a bit on what he thinks the BIGGEST factors in the pre-amp sound difference are. If I had to guess, a lot of it is in the op-amp selection and the volume ladder. Yes/no?
@arunwalker
2 ай бұрын
Can't wait to see the new preamp. Hopefully, not too long a wait ♫
@williamsarver2491
2 ай бұрын
Love the salesmanship 😊
@pedrocols
2 ай бұрын
"Stunningly better" "It is an entirely different circuit" "He had this crazy idea" 🤣🤣
@mk5717
2 ай бұрын
Hello, I guess PSAudio makes really nice amplifiers and power supplies. However, just "OMG" and "better" are too subjective. Could you explain how the Primaluna and PSAudio preamps sound differently in a objective way?
@jasontimothywells9895
2 ай бұрын
Listen and make up your own mind .
@mk5717
2 ай бұрын
@@jasontimothywells9895 Thank you for your so-subjective answer.
@jasontimothywells9895
2 ай бұрын
@@mk5717 you are very welcome mate , I hope it brings closure to the subject at hand . 🤪🤦♂️
@jasontimothywells9895
2 ай бұрын
@@mk5717 if you ever need a other advice feel free to call my toll free number and press nein for the answer ,
@jasontimothywells9895
2 ай бұрын
@@mk5717 one more thing mate , if you ever need advice on marriage and women that is my Forte being on my 4th , must have done something right , she has went into hiding
@stevenholquin2127
2 ай бұрын
Outstanding Now We Are Getting Through
@Dan_d00d
2 ай бұрын
"Is there science based difference in the way a pre amp can sound better?" PM: Yes, theres lots of reasons "What are these?" PM: Let me tell you..... OHH Maaahh Goshhhhh......... So does that answer your Q I dont know. Luv ya Paul. more info sometimes, less self promotion. even though yes, that is a big part of the game.
@johannkrist
28 күн бұрын
I´m waiting for a new preamp. Sold my old one and while I wait im using a headphones amp. it has a pre amp out so it works perfectly. That Vincent Audio headphones amplifier sounds better than my older preamp.
@MCMTL
2 ай бұрын
I recently came across an amazingly simple yet heavenly-sounding tube preamp. If I get a chance, I'll go on a pilgrimage to Colorado so you folks can have a listen. You literally have to hear it to believe it.
@TheVeganVicar
2 ай бұрын
Your last assertion is ALMOST as incorrect as your spelling. 😺
@MCMTL
2 ай бұрын
Thanks Captain Spelling Bee. It's passed 2am here and my keyboard was set to French.
@Eron55555
2 ай бұрын
Well what is it?
@TheVeganVicar
2 ай бұрын
I thought PS Audio was located in CANADA.
@jasontimothywells9895
2 ай бұрын
@@TheVeganVicarok vegan warrior , now I am about to eat some real wild turkey 101 cured bacon, a whole pound of it . Food for brain
@milkman100001
2 ай бұрын
looking forward to the new pre..
@Error2username
2 ай бұрын
Still got my old nad 1240 and 106. I try some New product now and then, so in 2021 i sendt then both to be recapped and upgraded, i dont think il find something better in my life time, but im still looking
@randomtube8226
2 ай бұрын
Why aren't there any true separate components? Regardless of price it's difficult to find components without features that are unnecessary in standalone components. There's always more on the circuit boards that are needed. It's so easy to find integrateds with a DAC preamp and amplifier. A basic cheap preamp with inputs and a master volume pot is almost non-existent. Most DACs have built in preamps. It's a struggle when someone is trying to build a stereo hifi system on the tightest of budgets. It's easier to buy separates that you can upgrade later. Rather than purchase everything at once. All it takes is one bad piece of metal in the signal path to smear the sound and degrade the overall quality.
@HareDeLune
2 ай бұрын
I'm sure that, if you could talk to Paul directly, he would be happy to discuss this with you. I remember him talking about the early days when he and his business partner were experimenting with just a straight wire and a potentiometer, he said they actually found that an amplification circuit sounded better. I may not have all the details right, but my point is that you have a worthy question. You just need to find the right person to talk to. :P
@KSWong-xi8cd
2 ай бұрын
True. The market has a lack of hi end quality preamp at a reasonable price. Even the simple circuit tube preamp charge you an absurd price. Solid state preamp do have a break through in volume control e.g. the one in Accuphase, Ayre, etc.
@ocelotxp
2 ай бұрын
There seems to be a wealth of them at the headphone-level market… which kinda makes sense because headphones have greater sensitivity and they’re right next to your ears And those preamps can then be attached to speaker amps
@cbrunhaver
2 ай бұрын
Most dacs do not have preamps. They are just using the dac as a digital volume control and switching digital inputs etc. however, as you turn them down, you are losing dynamic range. Hopefully, the DAC has low enough noise and distortion that this isn’t very audible in the ranges you’re using it
@kenshireman6570
2 ай бұрын
I thought Deron left PS. Is he still collaborating on this design?
@BruceCross
2 ай бұрын
You're talking about Darren Myers? Yes, I thought he left, too.
@InsideOfMyOwnMind
2 ай бұрын
When splitting up an integrated nothing bad can come of it. Same with a receiver, power amp/tuner-pre.
@nirodha35
2 ай бұрын
Unless your power cables, interlinks are sub par😉. And your wallet will definitely consider it a bad idea.
@johnnaighley9252
3 күн бұрын
We only learnt THAT preamps sound different, unfortunately not WHY ...
@bayard1332
2 ай бұрын
This notion that is rampant in the audio world that one can not hear differences... it's just your brain fooling you with your expectations is making me nuts. This notion you can't trust your ears... stupid, sorry, it's stupid. First, true, you are not born with trained listening skills, or trained evaluation skills, but if you put in some effort in your life to developing such skills you can indeed develop them. When I was a kid I learned to sail and I had to learn how to tune and trim the boat, along with learning to trim sails and steer through the water and waves, all learned skills. Then in the world of Art making I had to learn those critical skills, then in the world of motorcycle riding and racing I had to learn how to tune the bike, how to feel the tires etc. Then as a Chef I had to learn how to taste food and adjust the seasoning and taste. Then I learned acoustics and had to learn critical listening skills, then I designed and built some speakers and had to learn even more critical listening skills. Never have I been steered wrong by 'conformational bias'. Why? Because I don't approach anything with a preconceived notion of what I'm going to experience, instead I have learned to listen to my -whole- body, we are an incredible sensory being with sensory skills well beyond the basic 5 senses to draw information from. All you have to do is learn to listen to what your personal bio machine is telling you and learn how to interpret it. And now you are thinking- Rubbish!!!- how do you know you succeeded... Well, I know because I could make my boat go faster around a race course than others could, and have trophies to prove it, I was able to ride my motorcycle faster around a race course than others could and I have trophies to prove it, other people could see and comment on the art work, others ate the food, critics reviewed the food in magazines and newspapers and on TV and I have muti star ratings to confirm it, I have won cooking competitions. My body tells me when the acoustics and the speakers sound is correct. I have spent my entire life making critical assessments of complex systems and making decisions on how to improve them, all without computers and fancy measuring tools... These things are not unknowable. All you have to do is learn how to listen to what your body is able to tell you.
@Carl-bd1rf
2 ай бұрын
Horse hockey. Conduct true blind listening tests and let’s see your accuracy then.
@bayard1332
2 ай бұрын
@@Carl-bd1rf Exactly the naïve unintelligent jive I hate is your response. I've been doing blind tests for my whole life, it's what I described, how do I have some sort of bias and pre knowing when, say, a cook of mine comes up to me and askes me to taste something, how do I have a preconceived notion, how is it not valid that I can taste the food and accurately dissect the flavors etc. and make a adjustments etc. to improve it? How does conformational bias work when developing something? There is nothing to blind test it with. Grow up as a human being and develop your skills.
@Carl-bd1rf
2 ай бұрын
@@bayard1332 Your personal insults reveal who you are Karen. But I won’t go personal like you did. You reject blind tests because you will fail at them miserably. I’ve been into hifi since the early 70’s and have conducted numerous blind testing sit ins. Back in 1986 Stereophile magazine conducted blind tests using carver amps and Conrad Johnson amps. Go read the results. Stereo Review magazine did a similar test and came up with the same results. At least they had the balls to print their results and admit the obvious. But you’re a golden ear guy who listens to his body, lol ya right!! Get back to the kitchen and cook cuz your lies in the audio realm are easily exposed.
@Carl-bd1rf
2 ай бұрын
@@bayard1332 Oh I see someone is into censorship here as my comments are being deleted. SMH. Whether it be you or not someone is censoring here. I would refer you to Stereophile magazine back in 1986 when they laid to rest the golden ear theory that you espouse too. Ya I go back to the early 70’s in audio. I’ve conducted blind tests with the golden ear folks myself and they came away with their heads down.
@Carl-bd1rf
2 ай бұрын
@@bayard1332 More censorship. Two of my comments deleted. I must be over the target!
@CarlVanDoren61
2 ай бұрын
DAC Direct w JLA active crossover 😊
@ThinkingBetter
2 ай бұрын
The more my CDs and vinyl discs are collecting dust, the more I find myself struggling with arguing why I would want to upgrade my preamp. Ages ago I dropped out my cassette player, then I dropped out my FM tuner, still I have my CD transport and vinyl player, but I almost never use them. My streamer is where nearly 100% of my music comes from nowadays. As lossless streaming becomes the preferred choice for audiophiles, wouldn't we want our system to be heavily optimized for just audiophile streaming? If you never need switching input and never actually need signal amplification, what is the contribution of a preamp? Rather than putting a ton of engineering in making an amazing preamp, why not make an amazing setup supporting best in audiophile streaming? An audiophile system with best of streamer with build-in DSP (audiophile volume control, EQ, tube mode, etc.), DAC and power amp (3 boxes) could have some appeal.
@HareDeLune
2 ай бұрын
I believe you should absolutely experiment with the goal of achieving a setup that will make you happy in your own home, and conventions be damned! Personally, I'll never buy into streaming, because it's vaporware. I've been too poor too many times in my life not to appreciate physical media that I only have to pay for *one* *time,* instead of on a monthly basis for simple access. I can listen to any music in my collection *right* *now* without paying a single penny. Furthermore, I have the peace of mind of knowing that I will continue having access to it next week, next month, and next year. Try *that* with your streaming service.
@ThinkingBetter
2 ай бұрын
@@HareDeLune I have an optical 1Gbps connection to my house and internet reliability is my least concern. I pay tiny money to get access to lossless streaming of around 100 million music tracks. I have yet to experience a second of downtime in the last 5 years. Lossless streaming today can beat other media on audio fidelity, music availability, ease of use and speed of operation. Especially I like using my own playlists as I often don’t like all tracks on an album. I’ve purchased many albums where I end up liking only one song on it.
@HareDeLune
2 ай бұрын
@@ThinkingBetter Wow, that was fast. Hey, it's your life and I'm not trying to tell you how to live it. Be happy! We all have our quirks and biases, and our pet peeves. I'm invested in physical media, and I'll likely die on that hill. I'm glad that you find satisfaction with your way of doing things. To each their own.
@glenncurry3041
2 ай бұрын
So a sound bar. Got it!
@dougdavis8986
2 ай бұрын
@@ThinkingBetteroptical is your very weak link.
@stevenholquin2127
2 ай бұрын
Hey Paul If I Am Hanging Upside Down By My Ankles in a Sand Storm With a Post Nasal Drip in My Living Room Will My Blood Rush To My Head Faster Below The Equator or Above The Equator Thus Causing My Ears Pressure To Perforate My Auditory Canal Which Will Distort My Hearing And Give Me a Much More Robust Sound Quality Through My McIntosh C-49 Pre/Amplifier….?
@Mark-lq3sb
2 ай бұрын
You Need To Upgrade I Have A Very Nice McIntosh C-52 Pre-amp For Sale It Will Cut Through That Sand Storm And Cure Your Post Nasal Drip Plus, It Doesn't Matter What Side Of The Equator You're On Because It's Built McIntosh Tuff! You'll Be Relieved Of Unwanted And Unnecessary Ear Pressure Guaranteed Much More Robust Sound Quality Through Your New (to you.) Pre-Amp.
@anonimushbosh
2 ай бұрын
Why we calling it a preamp? That implies an extra/unnecessary component. Most people have source/dac/amp and the main difference is where volume & inputs go. Some people want integrated amps and some prefer power amps or monos & integrated DACs. There may be DACs that only convert digital to analogue but are they common enough to include in these conversations? Am I missing something obvious here?
@ThinkingBetter
2 ай бұрын
I guess the issue is you are not born ages ago where an audio system could include a cassette player, CD player, vinyl player and FM tuner. Yeah, in a modern system where you either listen to streaming only or streaming and CD, a single DAC output doesn't really need a pre-amp for connection to the power amp. DACs with volume control can feed a signal directly to the power amp.
@LeonFleisherFan
2 ай бұрын
They're called that because "amp" is or used to be short for "power amp". The terminology still makes sense from the perspective that many if not most so-called "integrated" amplifiers are in reality power amps with input attenuation (meaning there's a volume pot, and there may be an input selector, but the unit contains no preampfification stage). In today's world, a DAC's output stage may drive a power amp directly, and while this results in transparency (fewer amplification stages overall), a dedicated preamp may still (on average, in my experience, there are always exceptions) improve the sound quality (greater weight and dynamics, more colorful timbre, greater definition to the soundstage etc.). All of this is easier to see in tube amplifiers: if it says "integrated" but has two stages (driver and power tubes), it's really a power amp with input attenuator - if it really contained a preamp stage, there would need to be at least a stage more (or at least two more if the unit includes a phono input).
@anonimushbosh
2 ай бұрын
@@LeonFleisherFan I guess that’s where I need to hear the differences for myself because I can’t get my head round the suggestion that adding an extra box of electronics that’s not strictly necessary can improve the sound, except perhaps EQ but that’s presumably to offset a specific deficiency elsewhere.
@LeonFleisherFan
2 ай бұрын
@@anonimushbosh That's a misunderstanding: think of a circuit that is, for example, optimized as a voltage and/or current amplifying device. One trades in some transparency (the extra device) in turn for using the optimum amplification for the specific purpose (hence greater dynamics etc.). It's a tradeoff, obviously, that depends on the quality of the output stage of e.g. the DAC as well as the quality of the preamp, so it's possible, but never guaranteed, that the gain (pun intended) exceeds the loss.
@LeonFleisherFan
2 ай бұрын
@@anonimushbosh And yes, of course the proof is in the listening. That is unless a brand purposely designed a preamp for a power amp and advertises it as such, there's no way of predicting the result. And they had better recommend the best connection to go with the combination - one thing to like about integrated designs.
@Carl-bd1rf
2 ай бұрын
You never answered the question. What’s the science? 😳
@grumpy9478
2 ай бұрын
Paul's busy designing preamps. start w/ Faraday, continue to Maxwell, skip to Feynman.
@jasontimothywells9895
2 ай бұрын
If you was told the answers on test back in school what would you have learned, I'm self taught, not a master but have built and modified enough to understand . Just do some homework on this and you could maybe achieve it . Best of wishes .
@Carl-bd1rf
2 ай бұрын
@@jasontimothywells9895 Ya I get what you’re saying however you missed the point. Paul was asked a question, elected to create a video based on said question then doesn’t answer it. My theory is he doesn’t have the science to back up an answer to the question so interjects opinion. We all have an opinion but the question is what’s the science?
@grumpy9478
2 ай бұрын
@@Carl-bd1rf I think Paul's an engineer, not a scientist.
@Carl-bd1rf
2 ай бұрын
@@grumpy9478 Didn’t think of that. Makes sense as engineers at times can’t see the forest for the trees.
@kristofvadnai
2 ай бұрын
Because they're built different
@tristanjones7735
2 ай бұрын
It looks like you are bypassing some 12ax7 gain stage. The 12ax7 and 12au7 are both junk tubes. The 12au7 has some weird non linearity issues and the 12ax7 is a borderline enigma. Sky high plate resistance, lots of miller capacitance. The thing is a borderline active filter. And god help you if PL did another 12ax7 gain stage into a 12ax7 cathode follower circuit. Then bypassing it with an ipod will probably sound better.
@HareDeLune
2 ай бұрын
A total tube nerd and snob! I love it! Bet I could learn a lot from you! 😅
@grattanvaz1614
2 ай бұрын
Just praising his products. Very good marketing for common man. As if other companies don't do all that. I have heard some Accuphase and FM acoustic preamps that are better. Just explain to people why another preamp may sound better and the technical reasons which may result in better sound.
@KBoneZone
2 ай бұрын
Confirmational bias, Oh absolutely! Really, you could have ended right there.
@ryanschipp8513
2 ай бұрын
First off, there's a sound to preamplifiers? Why would a manufacturer want to add a sound to a preamplifier? If you do add a sound or a flavor then you are tainting what you should be getting from the recording. Online and in Hi-Fi Publications it's always stressed that the best preamplifier is the one that doesn't add any sort of flavor. Secondly, Paul is essentially taking a dig on integrated amplifiers. Think it through, when a manufacturer makes a integrated amplifier they're able to match the preamplifier and amplifier. This writer is talking about matching up components from different manufacturers so the Synergy will be winging it. And Paul if you keep on saying you know the science behind it why don't you explain it?
@mitchtaylor6512
2 ай бұрын
Sorry, but even so called neutral preamps add color to the sound, any electronics add something to the sound.
@MNMLSTN
2 ай бұрын
why dont you go on for hours Paul, lets see how well you know the science😂
@tenmillionvolts
2 ай бұрын
About 90 percent is tone control design
@danmarjenka6361
2 ай бұрын
Or complete lack of tone controls, which increases the chance for a really pure & dynamic sound.
@tenmillionvolts
2 ай бұрын
@@danmarjenka6361 And also increases the chance of a flat, lacklustre sound. It depends upon your tastes.
@danmarjenka6361
2 ай бұрын
@@tenmillionvolts I think you are comparing the "Stereo" hobby to the "Hi-Fi" hobby. In the Hi-Fi hobby, tone controls are generally not wanted at all. Instead, the owner keeps swapping in different amps, DAC's, and speakers, and also keeps moving those different speakers around in their room until the sound is just right without any tone controls. Yes, it gets expensive. But it is SO worth it once you get it right.
@Oystein87
2 ай бұрын
No.. I disabele the tone controls whenever the option is there❤
@ReverendDr.Thomas
2 ай бұрын
FIRST! 🎉
@MCMTL
2 ай бұрын
Sorry buddy. Not this time.
@spacemissing
2 ай бұрын
DUMB!!
@TheVeganVicar
2 ай бұрын
@@MCMTL, kindly repeat that in ENGLISH, Miss.☝️ Incidentally, Slave, are you VEGAN? 🌱
@funny0000000
2 ай бұрын
@@MCMTL Sort the comments by "newest first" and you will see you are second not first. Don't ever try to take credit for a first comment if you are not first!
@MCMTL
2 ай бұрын
Serves me right for actually posting substance and offering to fly to Colorado to share my findings with Paul and the PS Audio team. No good deed...
@stevenbliss989
2 ай бұрын
I do not get why any pre-amp that does not have ABSOLUTELY FLAT freq response is better in any way.
@stevenbliss989
2 ай бұрын
Which with tech for the last 40 year+ is easy to do, so consider all this crap about the pre-amp is different to others is VOODOO!!!!!!!!!
@bryanwilliams3665
2 ай бұрын
Because 'better ' i quess is subjective ? ..An early Conrad Johnson preamp for example is far from a flat response (measures poorly)..But when I listen to it my "Fun Meter" is peaking.. I can listen to a preamp that measures much better but I don't enjoy the sound..Measurements are not related to listening enjoyment
@nightdrive2646
2 ай бұрын
I have an older CJ preamp that I enjoyed immensely, until I got a newer (used) CJ preamp. I was shocked how much better their newer equipment sounds.
@bryanwilliams3665
2 ай бұрын
@@nightdrive2646 Yes indeed..The new CJ product sounds very nice. When auditioning components, one needs to audition and keep an open mind to product well below their maximum budget. Ones favourite sound within the budget constraints is often not the most expensive.
@stevenbliss989
2 ай бұрын
@@bryanwilliams3665 ok, that explains why some like the softened "valve" sound from valve amps. From waht you said then a tunable response curve might be the "ideal" amp. ...i.e. the user has knobs to do this kinda like an integrated graphic equalizer???
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