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In Reply to: Depends on what you want posted by lwang on December 20, 2002 at 11:13:47:
Think you missed the point.It wasn't the soundfields he was worried about, but the raw capability of the 2-channel quality of a pre/processor to replace his current 2-channel pre.
Additional soundfields could be a benefit, but still the old staple of quality 2-channel is paramount.
Follow Ups:
Hi: Yes that is the point: the raw ability of a pre-processor to reproduce 2ch. I was hoping to get rid of a couple of boxes (ie simplify my system) by getting a high quality pre-pro, so that my 2 ch analogue recordings would sound as good as my current system. My current system is:FT Audio Passive Pre
Roksan AtraXeres phono
Teac VRDS T1
Aragon Dac
Oracle Alexandria Mk III
Technics Processor SH-AC500
Various power amps
Linn Helix (main) & Energy speakers (surrounds)So if I replace the FT Audio & the Technics will I get the same sound quality from an Anthem or Aragon (etc.) pre-processor??
Listening to 2ch via 2ch or multichannel.The point of using the CD player's DAC is debatable, since you are going to run it into another analog gain, attenuation and analog buffer again. You have to see if all that will be better than doing the D/A conversion in the processor, which sometimes has attenuation in the digital domain, resulting in just as many analog stages as in the CD player only.
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