Considering Schiit equipment

Reading all this further input with interest. I hear a lot of good about tubes but it's not something I have the time and such to learn about. Especially when I have to pay to really learn!

Anyhow, the bug has bitten me and now I have found my own little rabbit hole. 

I just ordered a Parasound Halo JC 2 BP preamplifier from Upscale Audio.

https://upscaleaudio.com/products/parasound-halo-jc-2-bp-preamplifier?_pos=1&_sid=a3952eac0&_ss=r

Everything I've read and everyone I've talked to these last couple days say the Halo JC 2 BP will have great synergy with the Cambridge Audio Edge M mono blocks and my JBL L100t3 speakers. Longer SP6 speaker cables from Morrow Audio were ordered a while back. 

The audio room will be fully remodeled in a week or two and then I can enjoy my new gear. Excited doesn't begin to describe it ! 

@gkelly 

Preamplifiers without physical balance controls are common in modern, minimalist high-fidelity audio design, aimed at reducing signal path complexity for higher sonic purity

But what happens when they no longer assign a software engineer to maintain or write an app for your new phone or updated OS?

I had an occasion recently to listen again to the AHB2. It really delivers a pristine window to my source material with noise so low it's essentially irrelevant. More than just about any other amp, it's been great for revealing fine detail, texture, and nuance in well-recorded music. It's not sterile but it definitely gets  out of the way entirely.

Benchmark was a really close contender with me hilde45, especially being a company local to me. The AHB2 just isn’t compatible with some preamps I already own and I like the ability to swap things around if I like.