I second this. I'm using a Muzishare X7 and it would be nice to have an affordable option; but I doubt point-to-point welding is on the list of priorities for Fosi Audio.Anyone have any insight on a preamp with balanced outputs (tube preferred!) to match the ZA3? Two line level inputs please, one RCA and one XLR…remote would be nice. Leave off Bluetooth and a DAC, both can handled separately.
Just chiming in to say I'd love to see a preamp with a remote from Fosi Audio, please. A Bluetooth remote rather than an IR remote would of course be pure bliss.
Edit: And a 12v trigger in (or even 12v trigger through!) wouldn't hurt either.
Definitely agree with a 12v trigger with pass through!+1 on the remote and 12V trigger. Must haves.
Might want to mention a budget. Otherwise, my recommendation would be Schiit Freya+, which is what I use. It has a remote, which is a pretty nice one, and it does not have BT or a DAC. I feed my Freya+ from a Musician Draco DAC.Anyone have any insight on a preamp with balanced outputs (tube preferred!) to match the ZA3? Two line level inputs please, one RCA and one XLR…remote would be nice. Leave off Bluetooth and a DAC, both can handled separately.
It would be nice to see a polarity invert switch on the remote too.. something to considerThe next preamp coming this year will be a pure preamp with several line-level inputs but without tubes.
Oh I forgot to mention, in my opinion I've had many preamps and gear, many years in this hobby, most preamps without a remote sound better. I'd keep the remote subject more seriously with cd players or dacs controlling the volume instead of the preamp. I have more than one preamp to notice this.. and I'm not the only one who hears this.The next preamp coming this year will be a pure preamp with several line-level inputs but without tubes.
I agree no tubes.. unless they can last 10k hours like the tubes Vincent audio uses in some of their gear. I own some of Vincent's gear.. but no tubes would be awesome. The za3 has no tubes and sounds awesome why add tubes.Yes, no tubes please. If it came with tubes I simply wouldn't buy it.
But I would want a pair of RCA inputs as well as XLR inputs and outputs.
This would allow me to connect my miniDSP 2x4 HD [RCA outs only] to those nice XLR inputs on the V3 Mono's.
How can the remote control affect the sound quality?most preamps without a remote sound better
You hear that?Oh I forgot to mention, in my opinion I've had many preamps and gear, many years in this hobby, most preamps without a remote sound better. I'd keep the remote subject more seriously with cd players or dacs controlling the volume instead of the preamp. I have more than one preamp to notice this.. and I'm not the only one who hears this.