You need a preamp with D&D 8c if you want to connect multiple components. I home demoed 8c with Trinnov Amethyst so I could connect my Aurender N100 and VPI TT. I wish D&D would bring out a pre amp like Kii Audio have done with the Kii Control for Kii Threes. I also home demoed the Kii Three and ended up keeping them. The hardest decision I have ever made in my hifi journey choosing between the D&D 8c and Kii Three, but in the end I preferred the SQ of Kii Three and ease of connecting my VPI Prime TT to RCM Sensor 2 via XLR into analog input on Kii three speaker. I connect my Aurender to the Kii Control USB input, I did have an oppo 105 which I connected to the Kii Control Coax input, SQ was sensational. My family preferred the look, sound and ease of playing music with the Kii Threes, they can open their Apple Music app, select Aurender which wakes from standby and wakes the Kii Threes from standby and play music instantly.
