too lean. I had the P-5 for a while- VERY accurate, however the love affair was short indeed. I went tubes for pre, however, that being said, you have a tubed CD player that might help in that regard.
Here is another interesting option- I have the wonderful Sim Audio Attraction preamp/processor- I believe it was UHF that said the preamp section was actually superior to the original P-5. Sim just began offering the upgrade to true analog throughput, which means that as long as you are using the RCA outs from the Metronome, you can have the best of both worlds- awesome home theater (if that even matters to you) AND a killer high-end preamp all in one box. Just an idea.
If HT is NOT of interest, and this is a 2-channel pursuit only, listen to a few different preamps, try some of the tubed variety as well- I absolutely love the Hovland HP-100, and although I drive my amps direct from the CDP in my 2-channel system, if I DID need a preamp, that would be it.
Here is another interesting option- I have the wonderful Sim Audio Attraction preamp/processor- I believe it was UHF that said the preamp section was actually superior to the original P-5. Sim just began offering the upgrade to true analog throughput, which means that as long as you are using the RCA outs from the Metronome, you can have the best of both worlds- awesome home theater (if that even matters to you) AND a killer high-end preamp all in one box. Just an idea.
If HT is NOT of interest, and this is a 2-channel pursuit only, listen to a few different preamps, try some of the tubed variety as well- I absolutely love the Hovland HP-100, and although I drive my amps direct from the CDP in my 2-channel system, if I DID need a preamp, that would be it.