Alright, so here's my story, in a nutshell. Last year, I bought a Rega P1. I have really been enjoying it, running the sound through my parents Sony receiver and speaker system. However, I have left my house. I have decided to purchase my own, minimal, setup. Rather than splurge for an intergrated Amp or receiver, I decided to go with buy the Pre Amp and Amp separately.

I purchased a Rega mini phono amp and a Trends T-Amp a $145 and $135 respectively. Next, I purchased Polk Audio ATI A1 bookshelf Speakers.

Why can't the info be on the Wikipedia anyway, is this clever marketing? Is Ps high end?, I always think of these guys as like a glorified Panasonic, without the volume, and expertise of mass production. http://video.psaudio.com/articles/The%20Audiophile%20Wiki.pdf

After reading the Stereophile review of the Playstation 1 in the July 2008 issue, I had to get one of these and try it out. I'm posting my observations here for others.

I recently hooked the denon cd player with a volume control directly to my adcom 545 II power amp and noticed an improvement in the clarity of both highs and bass response. The sound stage dimished a touch with a slight loss of airyness. My question is can I increase the soundstage by going with a passive preamp and still keep the clarity and lack of harshness I am currently enjoying?

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A project commissioned by forum member Struts. A funny aside: I quoted him a fair price for my time and materials, which I would have stood by anyway, without knowing the originals went for $2k! Those Mook monks really knew how to put the "magic" into their wallets.