From my experience you want an amp/pre-amp combo that has matched, or closed gain matching. This will assure your pre-amp drives your amp without distortion or clipping.
BAT amp + cheap pream vs BAT integrated vs Prima Luna integrated
Hi all, this is my first post ever here in Audiogon. I am going to buy my first proper Hifi setup and am really going bonkers with all the possible configurations and combinations, and tbh so little data. I tend to like detail so in the beginning i discarded tubes. Separate amp and preamp is a wish, having read only but praises about this. I have read many great things about Prima Luna and am considering tubes now, to be specific, the Evo 300 hybrid, which is the closest any integrated amp will get to separate amp and preamp. But there is an option i have not read about too often: GREAT amp (BAT VK 90t) and since this will break my budget, a small and cheap preamp like a Schiit Freya or another preamp that does not impact the sound of the amp negatively too much (with the wishful thinking of buying a proper BAT preamp in the future, god and wife allows). AND, to add complexity, this configuration vs the BAT VK80t integrated amp.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated!
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Don’t leave Ayre out of the equation. Used pieces are available for reasonable prices and their stuff lasts forever. I’ve never even blown a fuse in 30+ yrs of various Ayre amps. |
False- AB amps have unique sonic signatures and their sonic qualities differ. Some inexpensive ones may be strident/bright while some reach the “fool you it’s real” level. Many top speakers run AB amplification. As mentioned before, the OP would be better served by going out to demo equipment for themselves- speakers and their amplification. |
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