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I just made an offer of $75 on reverb for a 1068 but $50 shipping in full working order. I've also had my eye on a Wiim ultra to use as my preamp. Right now I use a Vintage Onkyo TX-DA747 as my preamp into a brand new Crown XLS 1002 powering Vintage 8in 2way Camber 3.0ti/SM studio monitors. They are true 8ohm speakers and the setup as is sounds pretty damn good but the noise floor from the old Onkyo annoys me with the hissing when cranked up. I don't have a huge budget so I'm looking to upgrade my preamp for 2 channel listening and came across many reviews saying the 1068 is very good for 2 channel with more then a few people saying it's better then the sound you will get from any avr. I'm not worried about arc or HDMI as I use digital coaxial straight from tv into Onkyo and will most likely do the same with the 1068. Pure sound enjoyment is my main objective. What do you guys recommend? 1068 is the cheapest route I found for better sound and others close in price range are Outlaw 950, 990, and a nad t163 but not sure of the firmware on Nad as I've read it can make a huge difference.

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I recently switched out my Outlaw 976 and just use my Wiim Ultra straight to amp and then also to sub. I love being able to set the delay perfectly and think it sounds much better with the direct routing. I also use the balanced outputs of my OPPO 105D straight to the amp, I think the Wiim sounds fuller and has a more realistic sound to voices and space.

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Good to know thanks man. I figured with upgraded chips it prob does sound better. I'll find out for myself soon enough.

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