May I asked how much you get for your DACPort?

Thanks

Thanks.

Been wondering now if DACPort is fine for speaker usage or not..... of course not directly connects to speakers, but will go thru a preamp.

There are 2 stages in an integrated amp. The so called integrated amp is called as such because it incorporate 2 sections of amp, preamp and the power amp. In normal context, preamp is the one which lets you control the volume, the tone, bass, etc....

For double amping, usually you can do it with 2 power amps, connected to a preamp. Speakers that have 2 binding posts, which let you bypass it;s internal xover, can take advantage of bi-amping. Of course, your preamp must be able to support bi-amping as well.

This post has been edited by runemastertan: Jun 22 2012, 01:42 AM

Half correct. There are two types of preamp, passive and active. Passive preamp, as the name suggested, does not use any power, thus there is no gain. Some use this as a line selector as well. However, the main thing about these passive preamp is they sound good. However, since they are passive, they do not amplify the voltage of the signal.

Active preamp, on the other hand, have gain. lt amplifies the voltage of the signals. Power amp amplifies the current/ampere of the signal.


For headphone amps with volume controller, yes, most of them can be used as preamp. Infact, they are actually preamps themselves.

This post has been edited by runemastertan: Jun 22 2012, 11:10 AM

Yep.