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I subscribe to the rubbish in rubbish out theory. You are likely to be pleasantly surprised by what you end up with.    You would most likely find an issue with poor front end and high end amp cables and speakers though there are exceptions as always but will be difficult to get somethings of a tunnel which has not put in properly at the other end.

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Originally posted by Paul H Paul H wrote:

 I should have also asked in my earlier reply what your thoughts are about running a genuine piece of mid/high end equipment (one of Graham's pre-amps) into a budget amp like the Denon. Is there a likelihood that the Denon will just strip out most/all of the good work done by the Slee?
I think of it as a percentages game Paul, where each link in the chain can only equal or degrade, not add to the quality of the sound. A budget amp will reproduce music at its own level but a higher quality input should always sound better. ie:

Cartridge 100% =>Phono 70% => 'budget' amp 70% = 49% of what you started with
Cartridge 100% =>Phono 100% => 'budget' amp 70% = 70% of what you started with
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As long as it doesn't go:

Cartridge 100% =>Phono 70% => 'budget' amp 70% = 70% of what you started with
Cartridge 100% =>Phono 100% => 'budget' amp 70% = 70% of what you started with
ProJect 1Xpression Carbon UKX w/ Ortofon 2M Black; Arcam Alpha 7 CD player; Graham Slee Revelation M pre; Denon PMA 355UK amp; Epos K1 speakers; Blue Jeans LC-1 interconnects. Room: 2.9m x 3.1m.
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Originally posted by Paul H Paul H wrote:

As long as it doesn't go:

Cartridge 100% =>Phono 70% => 'budget' amp 70% = 70% of what you started with
Cartridge 100% =>Phono 100% => 'budget' amp 70% = 70% of what you started with
That's why there's a Loan scheme - so you can prove it to yourself Wink
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Indeed, and I await a reply to my week-old PM with baited breath. 
ProJect 1Xpression Carbon UKX w/ Ortofon 2M Black; Arcam Alpha 7 CD player; Graham Slee Revelation M pre; Denon PMA 355UK amp; Epos K1 speakers; Blue Jeans LC-1 interconnects. Room: 2.9m x 3.1m.
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Oh, Jon is not normally slow in responding - I hope he is OK. Does anybody know if he is away on holiday?
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He's allowed a life :) and, being a noob round here, it's not really okay to start moaning, so I'm happy to wait on him. But, of course, I'm itching to give some shiny new kit a spin.
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