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Won't preamps become obsolete?

I'm in the market for a new preamp because I want to upgrade from my Conrad Johnson PV10A. I listen mostly to vinyl but some CD and hopefully SACD some day so I need a preamp to integrate sources. As I look at the used preamp ads on A'gon, however, I notice more and more people saying that they are selling their preamp because they are going directly from a cd player with volume control into an amp. As vinyl wanes (never with me!) will the preamp follow suit or become more oriented towards integrating home theatre digital video and audio sources?
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mikesinger
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i agree with sugarbrie...

another reason for removing the pre is often a $$$ issue.

you cant get a decent new pre for less than $2500 to $3000 new or $1000-$1500 used.

though passive pre's add nothing to the signal-they sound waayy tooo threadbare for my taste and lack in dynamics /bloom/bass/and body

a interesting observation is there are alot more quality amp manufactures than pre-amp manufactures- ( most companies make a great amp but when it comes to preamps they suffer in comparison to the best pre-amp units such as...bat,audible illusions,Audio research(older ARC),pse hl-1, and cat)
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