Originally Posted by ncpl
If I was building a [2 channel] system today I would have no hesitation to build around an 818 preamp.
In a minimal source system, do you think the 818 is significantly better than no preamp, i.e. direct source into DSP's from another dedicated Sooloos source such as MSxxx?

Meridian owner since 1992
Prime & PSU, Focal Elear headphones, Roon (ROCK 8Gi5 NUC), Explorer 1 & 2, F80. 200/203, various Sonos (via Roon).