I was one of many who started on the seperates path with the affordable Hafler DH101 Pre. & DH-200 in the early 80's. In Austalia the go was to upgade/mod these. The mosfet Power Amp became quite reasonable although the Pre. was somewhat lacking. The DH-200 was virtually indestructable. However you would be far better putting your money into a more current Power Amp.
Even something like the affordable Emotiva XPA-2 will be light years ahead of a modded DH-200 in sound quality.
Even something like the affordable Emotiva XPA-2 will be light years ahead of a modded DH-200 in sound quality.