TinEaredOne
Active Member
I've been batting around the idea of getting a new preamp or fixing my Hafler SE100 for a few weeks, and had all but discounted the idea of a passive preamp because here's my setup....
AT PEQ3 phono pre: 150mV output
Rotel RB-1050 amp: 1V input sensitivity
What I read suggested that there's no way my phono pre could power my amp to "full power," so I tried an experiment and plugged the phono section directly into the amp... ear splitting levels in my rather small listening area.
So why is that? I was expecting it to not work at all, or be so soft that a passive pre would be out of the question. That has me confused. Should I, given my experiment, just order the Channel Islands VPC-3?
Thanks for whatever feedback those with more understanding of those numbers means can provide.
AT PEQ3 phono pre: 150mV output
Rotel RB-1050 amp: 1V input sensitivity
What I read suggested that there's no way my phono pre could power my amp to "full power," so I tried an experiment and plugged the phono section directly into the amp... ear splitting levels in my rather small listening area.
So why is that? I was expecting it to not work at all, or be so soft that a passive pre would be out of the question. That has me confused. Should I, given my experiment, just order the Channel Islands VPC-3?
Thanks for whatever feedback those with more understanding of those numbers means can provide.