WayneWilmeth
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11 years 5 months ago
Last edit: 11 years 5 months ago by Moderator. Reason: typo
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Well Moderator Dude, there are a lot of us who buy GoldenEar Tech speakers to try and maximize our sound systems on a budget. And we nearly all need a BluRay player. Oppo is generally considered the one to beat. And since pretty much every source can be run through the Oppo 105 and it does have volume control, then this MIGHT we a place one could save money by cutting out the preamp. It has even been argued that this should sound better by having one less box and one less set of interconnects in the system. The Keep It Simple method.
But Weinstein, some say that you need some gain in a preamp, that the 105 as well as passive preamps just do not have the umph to get the sound really going. IF this is really the case, I am very much considering the Conrad Johnson ET3-SE. The good thing about it is, it has a Home Theater bypass, and from all accounts, great sound. BUT it is expensive.
Like you Weinstein, I would really like to hear from any who have tried to use the Oppo as their only preamp.
The AVS forum does have a LOT of discussion about the Oppos, but I find it a pretty unfriendly place. This forum seems to be a much more kind and uncritical place to share ideas. And the AVS forum has tons of naysayers "everything sounds the same".
I am pretty sure the folks on this forum have good taste in sound.
Thanks and best regards,
Wayne
God bless the child that's got his own.
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