moving on from Emotiva UMC-200 pre/processor

ANYONE FOLLOWING THESE LAST FEW POSTS REGARDING PASSIVE PREAMP FRONT END VS ACTIVE, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING STEREOPHILE ARTICLE FROM COREY GREENBERG,NOV 1991 STEREOPHILE MAG BELLOW

http://www.stereophile.com/solidpreamps/54/

..then you'll all understand my troubled frustrations and shortcomings with the passive thing over the years...

Avgoround,

I believe the source that was originally being considered as a substitute for a preamp was an Oppo BDP-105. The Oppo has very low output impedance and sufficient level to drive nearly any amp to full output. I use three analog sources, a Parasound JC-3 phono stage, an Ayre C-5xeMP, and stereo from an Oppo BDP-105, so I use a JC-2 to switch among them. I have tried the Oppo direct to my Proceed HPA 2 & 3 amps, and the sound is superb with no lack of dynamic range -- remember, any amplification amplifies both signal and noise, so doesn't change S/N. Even though I use a preamp for stereo, the surround outputs from the Oppo go directly to the amps.

db

Avo - the stereophile url you provided was incomplete. can you try again? thanks.

ahh ... ok i see it as this:

http://www.stereophile.com/solidpreamps/54/

note that this article is from 1995, not that there isn't plenty of relevancy here. just thought it worth noting.
hj

"note that this article is from 1995, not that there isn't plenty of relevancy here. just thought it worth noting.
hj"

Not only that, Corey Greenberg was a complete idiot. Stereophile got rid of him decades ago.