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Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time?
My SS integrated amp is always on standby, but it still takes 20-25 minutes to sound it's best. 
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Wig,Congrats on your new DAC! Which one of your power cords are you using with it? 
FM Antennas For Old School Tuner?
The best indoor antenna I ever used was a car antenna. It worked fine but looked awful, of course. 
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MattI hate to go off topic so to speak, but did you ever have a chance to listen to the Mojo DAC? Or did I miss your impressions? Thanks! 
The ups and downs of tube vs. SS...
I'm wondering this too. I've had tube preamplifiers but never just a buffer. Does having no gain give the sound of tubes? 
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@twoleftears  LOL 
The ups and downs of tube vs. SS...
@ kosst_amojanlol Awesome! 
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@wig  I'm looking at the BorderPatrol myself and will be interested in any further impressions you have! 
SPDIF to USB Converter?
I doubt these are what you want, but I don't think a simple converter like you want existshttp://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/HW/SPDIF-USB.htmhttps://www.amazon.com/Creative-Sound-Blaster-System-Preamp/dp/B004275EO4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid... 
Which song has fewest words ever?
Wipeout 
Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever
Mary Wilson way back when from the Supremes, From the 80's, Heart's Nancy Wilson and Samantha Fox was my dream girl back then. 
Active and passive preamp in one chain ?
I went to a McCormack DNA-1 and I think the little Mapletree tube pre, don't remember the model right now. Then a lot more tube preamps and a couple different power amps along the way. Now I'm back to an integrated lol.  (Music Culture 701)  
Active and passive preamp in one chain ?
@inna  I took a quick look at The Rogue preamps' output impedance and they all seem low enough that impedance mismatches shouldn't be a problem. It looks like your idea should work, it just seems so unusual. I'm not a tech guy either, and I'm not ... 
Active and passive preamp in one chain ?
The only input impedance I can find for your amp is 10K ohms. That's pretty low and it will cut down on your choices for a preamp. Also, if the amp section is designed for a passive pre, the voltage output of an active pre could very well overload... 
DACs that upsample to DSD internally?
Thanks to everyone for your answers!