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How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp?

Hello all.
I'm using an Audible Illusions L1 preamp and I think my system sounds better when I remove it from the signal path. Oppo BD105 directly to SMC Audio DNA1 Gold power amp. I have read that there is level of quality you need to hit before there will be an improvement in sound. I can't seem to find what that level is. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Ben
honashagen
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michaelgreenaudio
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"Keep in mind, there are no right or wrong solutions here but rather what the Op likes."

BINGO and again BINGO

Michael Green

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georgehifi
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I never said to run the gain stage wide open and reduce it with the master, I said the opposite, who’s the **** now.
 I said before to lay off whatever it is others have said you consume, as it's doing you no good. 
honashagen OP
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Maybe it's time to try an integrated? Audio is like religion and politics. The more I learn the less fun it seems to be. Back in the 70's when I had a Crown pre and a DC300 power amp and a graphic EQ and some kind of time aligned speakers with white woofers that looked like coffins, I remember be elated by the sound. I want that feeling again.
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