I got some Schiit in today. Tomorrow I will try to a/b the mani and the phono stage in my integrated Marantz. I hope the sys and way too many interconnects don’t color the sound enough to discredit the test. Do you guys have any suggestions on best practices with this ? I figure the sys will allow me to quickly go between the 2. After I settle on one or the other, I’ll take the sys out.
Thanks.
Make sure you have the gains on Mani as close to what the gain of the integrated is as possible.
I would use as short of interconnects as possible (all the same brand and length) and if you really want to be anal don't let them cross each other, however if they must only at 90 degree angles