You have to have some means of controlling what goes into your power amp. You'd not use one with an integrated amplifier (normally).
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its great you have bought stuff from tony , he has been to my house a good many times with gear and I have bought a lot . he once bought a belles vt-01 pre amp and I have never forgotten the texture and improvement in sound it gives
there is a huge amount written on passive pre amps if you google . however many argue over which is better . I took a passive music first pre to a friend and you could hear a huge improvement in soundstage and listenability.
many times as I have mentioned , if my pre is off for repair or sold to pay for house renovations [ loads sold for this reason !!] I have to use my 3.5 as a pre amp . yes its fantastic bass , and detail but I find sometimes if I turn it up it is not so good , it is a bit fatiguing . now with a good pre amp it is marvellous and I could listen all day
last week I had a fabulous italin pre amp , oh my gosh , did it bring realism and improved bass to the sound from my dac. !! now using my modwright dm pre which is also superb . you can get pre amps really cheaply so its great to experiment . if you don`t like you can sell . I am sure there are folks nearby who can bring one round to try
yes , is that marko`s . he`s a great guy and yes that would be well worth having . not sure why not sold before
if you look on mfa news website site . a little way down you will see a link for Musgrave review in hi fi critic . that has discussion of the various passive pre amps inc glasshouse
https://mfaudio.co.uk/latest-news/
hattor also seems popular