The speakers are Revel Ultima Salons. I have both players because my redbook library is over 2000 cd's. The SCD-1 is awesome on SACD and good on redbook, but not great. Czbbcl, the X-350 is da bomb, my amp before this one was the Theta Dreadnaught and they are in different leagues.
Pre-amp questions for SCD-1 & EMC-1
As of this moment I am using a Theta Casablanca as my processor for my Sony SCD-1, and EMC-1. The amp is a Pass Labs X350. Would taking out the Casablanca and opting for a pre-amp improve my sound quality. If so how much of a change should I expect. My second question is what pre-amp do you recommend? I would love to use the XLR connections on both of these players, so if you could please recommend pre-amps w/ balanced connections.