Best way to upgrade preamp?

[DrewP]

Hello! Long time lurker...finally registered

BLUF: My largest disappointment in my current system is the very noisy preamp (loud clicks on volume changes) on my Burson Conductor (the OG model that is the headphone amp/preamp/DAC). Willing to replace or supplement the Burson and would love a remote control for volume control.

Current system:
Technics SL-100C turntable
Primare R15 Phono preamp
Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport
Burson Conductor headphone amp/preamp/DAC
Parasound NewClassic 2125 v.2 power amp
Sennheiser HD800S
Audeze LCD-2 (pre-Fazor)
Revel Performa f208 tower speakers

Please help me with a recommendation for either a replacement or supplement to the Burson for headphone/preamp/DAC duties. I've seen great reviews for both Topping and Benchmark Audio products but they're not very current.

 

[staticV3]

Hi @DrewP! Welcome to ASR.

Here's a list of All-in-One units with S/PDIF and Line in, Headphone and Line out, plus a remote control:

-Burson Conductor 3 GT, 3X GT, 3R, 3XR
-Matrix mini-i 3, Pro 3, 4, Pro 4
-CEN.GRAND 9I-90SA PRO, 9i-92SA III
-iFi NEO IDSD 2
-Keces S3