What makes the music sound so wonderful?

warren
warren Posts: 756
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What makes the music sound so wonderful? The amplifier or the preamp?
Some final words,
"If you keep banging your head against the wall,
you're going to have headaches."
Warren
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    As nbrowser said, everything. But if you are just asking about the amp or preamp. IME, the preamp.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,671
    I agree. I have a Denon POA2200 Amp i am very happy with. The Denon 1200 pre svcks. When i got it it seemed to be great until i got some time to listen to it. Pre plays a big part....I have hooked the cd direct to Amp & it sounds so good on the SDA1c's.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,463
    Tubes are also a prerequisite, so long as they are somewhere in the chain
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
    Polkies, thanks for your great input, it's greatly appreciated!
    Warren
    Some final words,
    "If you keep banging your head against the wall,
    you're going to have headaches."
    Warren
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2015
    Don't forget your "ears"! They're what tells you how close what you're listening to sounds to the "original" and there are significant differences in what we all hear as is evidenced by the equipment we prefer.

    Also, IMHO, if you really have a tin ear, it does not much matter what you listen to or how you listen to it. A good example is my son; in an experiment I had him listen to a cheap set of cans and a set of HD 600s with decent amplification, the differences, if in fact he could actually hear them, were negligible and unimportant to him! He also cannot carry a tune to save his life! I honestly don't know what "he" hears when he listens to music, probably nothing as edifying as what the OP hears! lol

    His sister, on the other hand, can hear EVERYTHING and then some!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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