I was using an Emotiva UMC-1 for my 2 channel and home theater.
When I added a Conrad Johnson ET3se with home theater bypass it was at the time the biggest improvement ever in my 2 channel sound. I was truly amazed at what a good 2 channel preamp could do. Really night and day when you went back and forth comparing the sound.
The only improvement that could compare was when I went analog and spent $11000 on a turntable, cartridge and phone pre amp.
When I added a Conrad Johnson ET3se with home theater bypass it was at the time the biggest improvement ever in my 2 channel sound. I was truly amazed at what a good 2 channel preamp could do. Really night and day when you went back and forth comparing the sound.
The only improvement that could compare was when I went analog and spent $11000 on a turntable, cartridge and phone pre amp.