Where would be a good point for a newcomer to begin reading? At this point, I'm not ready to compare the airiness of a solid-state amp against the timbre of tubes.
What's impedance? Why pre-amps? Is an integrated amp a pre-amp and an amp in one box, or an amp that uses integrated circuits? How is line-out different from the headphone jack? A good turntable may be worth its weight in silver, but what does it matter what hardware reads bits from my CDs and sends them to the DAC, wherever that may be?
Basically, where can I get the vocabulary and background to appreciate the wealth of specific information available here? Thanks in advance.
Where would be a good point for a newcomer to begin reading? At this point, I'm not ready to compare the airiness of a solid-state amp against the timbre of tubes.
What's impedance? Why pre-amps? Is an integrated amp a pre-amp and an amp in one box, or an amp that uses integrated circuits? How is line-out different from the headphone jack? A good turntable may be worth its weight in silver, but what does it matter what hardware reads bits from my CDs and sends them to the DAC, wherever that may be?
Basically, where can I get the vocabulary and background to appreciate the wealth of specific information available here? Thanks in advance.