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bups
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_ 		13. September 2005 @ 05:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My PC sound card output is connected to my stereo system and my stereo pre-amplifier is broken. Do I really need my stereo pre-amplifier because I can connect my PC output directly to the power amplifier and use my sound card volume control or Winamp volume control.I only listen music via my PC (both CD & mp3).
In general, by eliminating the pre-amp, should I not get better quality music, free of any "colouring" introduced by the pre-amp (whether cheap or expensive!)?
Any comments from my audiophile friends?
Thanks
Bups
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djscoop
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_ 		13. September 2005 @ 09:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well as long as the signal output from you PC is strong enough to drive your power amp, then I don't see any problems with it. About quality, most pre-amps are meticulously designed to help elimiate noise, so unless its a really crappy pre-amp, there probably won't be any significant gain in quality from bypassing your preamp.
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