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Hang on to your stereo preamp .....

... until you are quite sure it is redundant. We do not use Bryston amps & preamps here but, regardless of brand, the best advice is to tread slowly & carefully. We still use our preamp for a number of reasons and can switch the stereo output to the amps to come from either the preamp or the processor.

We use a further tweak which you might like to emulate. The output from the preamp is fed back into the processor. This gives us the option of adding DSP effects to the surround channels while maintaining the unadulterated analog signal to the mains. This works very effectively and gives a much better result than using the processor in different DSP modes. To these ears using anything but "direct" with the processor corrupts the main stereo signal.

But, if you are not interested in a small dose of surround to the main signal, trade in your preamp. However I suggest you try what I suggest before you commit yourself.

John

Peace at AA


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