Slow upgrade from integrated - pre or power first?

Warren, that's great news. Kudos for doing your homework.

As you know, I prefer using a preamp with my APL Denon 3910. You can always play it safe by holding off on the preamp purchase. Frankly, I think you should get your amplifier choice settled before you take on the preamp.

This is the which came first thing: the chicken or the egg? Which should come first: the amp or the preamp? I think that the best thing for me to do is groove with my Passion and Definitions, until the wife says "okay honey, I want you to order that fabulous cdp you have been waiting for all winter. Oh, and hon, that's 1.5 carets per ear, not total weight." The synergy may be just right. If not, I'll take it from there, but I cannot imagine the sound being anything but wonderful. What I want? I'll have to wait and see.

Warren, that sounds like a good plan. Perhaps in the meantime, there's a Modwright preamp owner close to you who'd be willing to bring it over to your place in exchange for an opportunity to hear the Definitions...?

Now, that's a plan. Anybody??

i don't see a huge sonic benefit from either change unless you just need more power. in that case get the amp