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dacs in preamps

There are those who use dacs direct. There are those who use a dac with a preamp. This leads one to believe that dacs in preamps can always be bested. It also means another pwr cord, set of cables and another box on the shelf. I don't do vinyl. I don't have a tape. I don't do cd's. My preamps purpose, unless I'm wrong, is simply to provide a home theater pass thru. The question then is, what suggestions might there be for preamps that have outstanding dacs and also allow passthru or how to go dac direct and still utilize the system for theater?  I think I asked that right.
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erik_squires
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Well, lots of people have experienced that preamps can alter the sound in a positive, or negative way, so the idea that it is just a pass through doesn't work for me.
Honestly, if that were the case, your HT processor would be just fine alone.

Maybe what you need is something like a Mytek Brooklyn? It's got modest preamp capabilities, and can be an HT pass through.
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