Absolutely. With speakers like ours (we both have Avantgardes) we need either a low powered amp or one with a low (or better still adjustable) gain so that our listening is not all done in the...
not to get off track here but... tubes are to solid state as ice cream is to sorbet ;) seriously though, i can see why some like a tube pre-amp with a SS power amp. the few examples i have heard...
Congrats Patrick. MBL is certainly a dream system! I sure love mine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Maybe the person you got it from just didn't let the DAC mature through its burn in period and didn't like the sound. Good luck..
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