Best way to hear a puccini?Direct or thru preamp?


i have a pair of ml prodigy's, and a krell amp.
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I own a Puccini and honestly, a pre amp is the way to go. I believe the volume control acts in the digital domain, therefore, the lower the volume, the less resolution. My preamp is a Nagra PL-L and is quite synergistic with it and my MX-Rs.
good to know...thanks...I might change to a tube preamp maybe a VAC any thoughts? Currently auditioning a pass xp-20 and a krell 202
I compared Puccini direct to my ARC Ref-3 and Dartzeel pre, and each time, I prefered the direct conection.