DancingSea wrote on 07/02/20 at 05:06:38:Lon - You have the PSA DS Senior, right? I’d be going DSJ —> ZRock 2 —> PSA S300 power amp. Do you think there will be any gain (or other) issues by not using an official preamp?
Thanks
My honest answer is that I have been using tube amps for so long, more than 20 years, that I no longer really remember what going directly into a tube amp from a device like the DSJr would be like specifically. I think that as I said above a preamp AND a ZROCK2 would be ideal, the ZROCK2 alone would be the better choice than a preamp alone for what you hope to accomplish.
In my case the DSD does not have enough gain in single-ended output and I needed a ZBIT to get the balanced out into my single-ended amps and it really improved my sound, and then preamps and ZROCK2 allowed me even better, flexible sound. I couldn't go direct into the amps via single-ended and could with the balanced out converted by ZBIT.
As for emailing Steve. . . I find that often enough I don't get email responses from Steve. The best way to reach him has been reported to be by phone. You can call Sarah and see if you can connect via phone. . . .