I am looking to buy a preamp to control volume of my Shiit Ygddrasil dac. Currently, i control volume through iFi zen streamer. It is based on Volumio and it is not totally bad. Nevertheless, it is not the best place to control volume. I tried some cheap passive volume control from Amazon. They went bad really quick creating hum. May be the 4V out of the DAC is too hot to handle..not sure. Looking for good options available in the market here. Thought of getting Shiit Freya. Realized shiit it is not available in India. Any alternative recommendation is greatly appreciated.
Preamp for volume control
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reignofchaos
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I have a Cary on sale. Look in buy/sell forums. In bangalore so demo is possible!
Way better than the Freya - have compared both.
Way better than the Freya - have compared both.
ajuvignesh
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Topping Pre90? Please make sure the impedence match is right.
Get a good passive preamp as you dont need additional gain. If not just build one using a good stepped attenuator. Goldpoint and DACT make excellent attenuators.
Other good option within a budget is from Glassware.
https://glass-ware.stores.turbify.net/atandsise.html
Other good option within a budget is from Glassware.
https://glass-ware.stores.turbify.net/atandsise.html
I have the Schiit Magni 3 listed for sale. I used it as headphone amp, though it has both RCA inputs and outputs and also works as a preamp, but I have never tried that feature though.
You can have a look at that and look for reviews of it as a pre.
You can have a look at that and look for reviews of it as a pre.
reignofchaos
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Music First Audio is great for passives.
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