Triodeuser

You might not have lost anything, and may simply be better. No preamps works great for me, using a Lynx twoB digital AES/EBU out to a digital crossover, using the DAC's built into the crossover to go straight out to the amps. More transparent, great soundstage, no problems at all, only benefits. I have had some great preamps in this system, but _in my config_ I sound better going out to amps. Note: this is gonna be system dependent. As another poster said, it's what sounds best to your ears. JRiver really sounds good, but be sure you set it up correctly for best sound in your system. It's different, with different systems and I changed my setup when Lynx updated their drivers.