With mediocre ones probably yes, you will be better off going direct from an Elgar Plus to amp. However, given good/excellent ones, no way, Imo running a pre-amp is still the way to go--much better.
which preamp match best with Krell Evo 402 ?
Recently, I have replaced my Pass X250.5 with Krell EVO 402. Any suggestions heartly wellcome!!!