Bobsprit wrote:

The question was "why do need a tube type analogue preamp with a digital
data stream?", could
you address that issue please?

I just did. Chicago aint the band, it's the movie. You are aware of analogue
outs, yes? You can switch between them and a D-Link. As I've found out, it can
work wonders. I especially find it helpful on older films.

RB

let me see if I've got this right, you want the tube amp to make the
soundtrack
sound better to your ears?

Deliberately introducing distortion is a perfectly valid artistic tool
that I certainly
have no problem with, modern music would not exist without it.

However if you are attempting to achieve a rendition that modifies the
artists', then
you are not truly seeking "HI-FI", but rather creating something new
and, hopefully, pleasing
to your ears. I guess it depends on your objectives.

Thinking further, if you wanted to duplicate the sound in the old movie
theatres, then tube would
be the way to go indeed, but this hardly applies to "Chicago" (the film,
sorry for the missunderstanding
but when I think of Chicago, movies do not come to mind, guess I'm
dating myself)

Cheers
Marty (a purist)