I've reintroduced bypassing front LR from the SP3 to a Parasound JC 2 BP preamp, and sending balanced analog from my Ayre DX-5 DSD disc/USB player directly to the JC 2 BP. That setup seems to sound a bit better than the SP3. Roon through the Ayre sounds great. (I have an Ayre K-5xeMP preamp that I plan to sell since I bought a KX-5 Twenty, but I think first I'll try it as an alternative to the JC 2 BP -- it also has by-pass capability.)
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