Okay, I'm really wanting to improve the 2-channel performance of my rig.....I'm about to take the plunge and bring in some bigger Maggies (3.6s), and then probably a good quality amp to match. But from the standpoint of the source, if I were to get either a really good quality CDP or external DAC and run it through the stereo bypass of the 950 or 990, is this pretty much taking the pre/pro out of the equation as far as adding/subtracting from the signal?

What I'm saying is that will adding a top quality source and using the bypass feature be my best bet for improving things up to that point? Or would I need a better quality preamp in order to accomplish that?

Thanks!