chat7
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I tried to use it as preamp to my speaker amp but the sound I got was no bass at all!!! Only high and dry. Anyone have any idea to solve or it's only fault of my amp?
Originally Posted by Superpredator /img/forum/go_quote.gif I tried using the 336i as a preamp through both headphone and RCA outs and it sounded like garbage. I thought it was normal until I removed the amp from the chain and connected my D02 DAC straight into my receiver. WOW, what nice sound. The 336i did nothing but degrade the sound massively. I'm not sure what the deal was. |
Originally Posted by Fitz /img/forum/go_quote.gif When did people start thinking a preamp was actually powering the speakers (or even had to supply any significant power at all)? A speaker amp presents a high impedance load to the preamp, not a low impedance one. Also, the reason why the "impedance adapters" for certain headphones provide more bass is that it forms a voltage divider that varies with frequency (depending on the headphone's impedance at any given frequency), making it attenuate the highs more than the lows. A headphone offered from the factory in a higher impedance does not behave the same as simply taking a lower impedance version and adding some resistors to it. |
Originally Posted by swt61 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you don't hear any negative effects there's no problem. My guess is that it adds a bit of tube warmth to the sound. Generally a preamp is used with a power amp, not an integrated (power amp has no volume control), but if it's not degrading the sound go ahead and use it if you like it. Oh and just to clarify, a preamp usually has two functions. 1) It takes the line level signal from a source and allows you to increase or decrease the volume before sending the signal to the power amp. 2) It is a switchbox for multiple sources, usually with a tape loop feature for recording as well. Some also include tone controls allowing you to modify the sound, but that's not seen too often these days. |
Originally Posted by Mrvile /img/forum/go_quote.gif 2) Oooh. Heh, it looks like that Pioneer speaker amp I bought off ebay is actually a preamp...it comes with CD/tape/video AUX/tuner/phono selections, tape loop recording, a spectrum analyzer, and a simple 5-band equalizer. But uh...will the "tube" effect be more apparent if I turn the volume of the DV higher? Because it's honestly lower than it would be even if I were using headphones...and the speaker amp's volume is turned up to like 11:00 to avoid channel inbalance. |