Using the Pre-outs is a 'sneaky' way to power a another amp if you want to drive larger speakers and you can still use the amp in the Majik to drive smaller speakers while connected to an external amp, This is just an option if you want to use the Majik as more than a 'stand alone'.
Overall I would agree that the Majik sounds smoother than the Classik. Listening to CD's played on the Classik (with Classik connected to the Majik) through good (STAX) headphones revealed that at least the headphone jack on the Majik sounded much better than the Classik's headphone jack. Perhaps this just means that the Majik has a better headphone circuit as compared to the Classik?
My Majik has a built in Knekt as does the Classik, but I have not found a need to use those features yet. Both the Majik or Classik are very good at what they do, but being that I often like to use headphones, I would choose the Majik over the Classik, even though Classik has CD playback.
I consider the headphone connection on the Classik to be useless to me...but the CD playback on the Classic makes it more useful for a small office system or 'clock radio'.
As good as the sound is after it passes through the Majik, I was wondering if the Wakonda, with Kudos Tuner and 'Slimline Brilliant' installed would be much better sounding pre-amp than the Majik, especially the headphone circuit? Or if the Wakonda is that much better as a preamp than both the Majik and the Classik?
Overall I would agree that the Majik sounds smoother than the Classik. Listening to CD's played on the Classik (with Classik connected to the Majik) through good (STAX) headphones revealed that at least the headphone jack on the Majik sounded much better than the Classik's headphone jack. Perhaps this just means that the Majik has a better headphone circuit as compared to the Classik?
My Majik has a built in Knekt as does the Classik, but I have not found a need to use those features yet. Both the Majik or Classik are very good at what they do, but being that I often like to use headphones, I would choose the Majik over the Classik, even though Classik has CD playback.
I consider the headphone connection on the Classik to be useless to me...but the CD playback on the Classic makes it more useful for a small office system or 'clock radio'.
As good as the sound is after it passes through the Majik, I was wondering if the Wakonda, with Kudos Tuner and 'Slimline Brilliant' installed would be much better sounding pre-amp than the Majik, especially the headphone circuit? Or if the Wakonda is that much better as a preamp than both the Majik and the Classik?