to pre or not to pre....that is the question....


I have Wadia 7/9 combo connecting directly to my power amplifier. Can I improve the performance by getting a dedicated pre-amplifier? Suggestions anyone...

Rest of the system:
Levinson 20.5
Sonus Faber Extrema

Thanks!
newintown_75287

Showing 1 response by karls

This topic comes up quite often and the opinions seem to split about 50/50. I personally think it's better without, as I think the Wadias have a good output stage and can drive most amps quite well on their own. Others claim to hear improvements with preamps but I am suspicious that they are actually hearing euphonic colorations that the preamp is adding and like what they hear.