Originally Posted by
Jazid
Ok, Chevron is off my radar but the Pioneer would be up to the task. Are you sure the tubes in the power amp are all sound?
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I have a Chevron Paradox DAC as well and have used it via a passive preamp (Tisbury not Glasshouse) into many different power amps and never had to open up the pot (certainly not past 12 o/c).
How long are your interconnects? Try shorter ones (say 0.5m each side).
Following not for the feint hearted: if you have a 3.5mm to RCA cord try connecting your phone/ipad/tablet directly to the power amp. But ensure (double and triple check) that volume is zero on the phone/ipad/tablet and then very gradually bring the vol up. You should not have to bring the vol up much to get adequate output.
Current: [P20] Roon/Tidal > Custom PC> Chevron Paradox NDF16 > Phast Pre > Neuro. 686 > Tannoy Berkley (RFC tweaks)