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Originally posted by Dr_JB:
After responding, last night, a thought came to me: I might bypass the two channel music mode, pre/pro problem by simply adding an analogue preamp. My amplifier has both balanced and unbalanced inputs (currently using XLR for the 990). I could run all my analogue sources through the analogue preamp, while running my sat box, Oppo 981 through the 990. This way, I might achieve the best of both worlds, possibly! lol

I've not heard of Audio Perseus. With my amp offering both input types, however, I could use any preamp I want, maybe! lol

Just a thought, another potential approach.

John
John,

That's exactly what I stated, but there may leakage between the balanced and unbalanced terminals on your amp. On my Outlaw 7500, I use balance cables from the 990. When I throw the toggle switch on the back of the 7500 to unbalanced, I could hear hiss coming from that speaker which means there must be leakage between these 2 connections. I don't what amp you are using, but make sure there isn't any leakage before you invest in a pre-amp.

Just in case, you may need to make sure that the AV processor is off when using the stereo pre-amp and visa-versa.

Psyprof1,

The use of a tube buffer is an option, but I still think a dedicated stereo pre-amp is the way to go concerning sound quality as Altec stated.