Pinemoutain what do you base your comment on?
How important is a preamp for purely digital sources?
I’m currently deciding if I need a pre-amp in my setup.
I’ll be using a Bluesound Node 2i as the source and a McIntosh MC7100 as the power amp.
the question is ... how much sound improvement will I get by adding a pre-amp knowing that all my source material will be digital? Will it be more beneficial if I add a quality external DAC instead?
Thanks!!
I’ll be using a Bluesound Node 2i as the source and a McIntosh MC7100 as the power amp.
the question is ... how much sound improvement will I get by adding a pre-amp knowing that all my source material will be digital? Will it be more beneficial if I add a quality external DAC instead?
Thanks!!
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Improvement? Depends on how much your willing to spend. The Node works just fine as a preamp. The question of volume control was addressed on the Bluesound Forum a couple of years ago with the previous generation (Node 2): "We attenuate and do not alter" Here's a link to that short thread if you care to read it: https://helpdesk.bluesound.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3113&p=12251&hilit=volume+control&sid=f0880c84af2646441a3720a2f3716d48#p12251 |
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