Textbook speaker placement. Do they completely disappear, soundstage wise?
Textbook speaker placement. Do they completely disappear, soundstage wise?
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Very nice system. I like the equipment stands.
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I'm Mark.
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Thanks, they are Optimum 660 http://www.optimummodular.co.uk/product/opt660/
that I have modified and placed Track Audio Isolation feet on them.
Bought cheap off another forum.
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I don't doubt what your ears are telling you, but I do find it interesting that adding a passive pre can have such a beneficial effect.
Do you turn off / bypass the pre-section on the Bel Canto DAC now that you use the Townshend passive pre?
I would usually associate the extra drive from an active pre as the gain (pun intended!) to be had from inserting a preamp.
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I'm Allen.
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I was very sceptical before trying a MFA passive, I could not see how it would have any benefit.
I just set the output of the dac to 100%, but if you were to set the dac output to 95% and up the output on the pre you get the same sound.
Either way I'm very pleased with it.
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