[WindowShopper]

HI,
much appreciate the response by you both.

I have contemplated the passive-pre way for now and been in
discussions with Nicholas Chua @ Promitheus.
Tried to look around for Promitheus Reference - prewowned model, but
could not locate any.
I have hooked a diy passive to my modded 909 and it opened up quite a
bit of the sound stage, but the huge err was that the pot used was 10k
value while the input imp 909 is just the double.
So this time around i am intending to pick the best in the budget.

ARC has a huge repute indeed. I am considering that as well. Looking
at a piece which i can hear first.

Cheers
Sid
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