Passive preamp and biamping


I have passive preamp and like the sound but need to turn volume to 1;00 to get sufficient volume.Would it improve if i biamp or would it not because cd player does not have enough gain.Thank You.
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Showing 1 response by mikelavigne

i agree with the points already made.....one additional issue is the length of the interconnects to and from your passive preamp. a passive attenuator is especially sensitive to anything over 1 meter between it and the amps. there will be considerable loss of body and bass performance if not keeping this short.

another consideration is the gain of your amp(s). you might check to see if there is more than 1 gain setting. i have a Rowland 112 that can be internally adjusted to either 26db or 32db of gain.

i love the passive approach....but it does require careful setup for best performance.