I think this Pre90 with the Ext90 would be ideal (for my uses) if the Ext90 had one [or two] more SE inputs, instead of the 3rd balanced input, with one of the two [or three] SE inputs being configured in a unity gain HT Bypass mode. Hook it up with an Apollon Purifi Stereo amp and I'd have the ideal setup to use both with my D90 and AVR. Additionally, if it had the ability (at least on the remote) to select inputs discretely, then that would be primo; alas . . . However, maybe this is a capable-enough preamp to still work in this scenario, even if the Audio Genie cannot grant me these "wishes".
Is it possible to set one of the SE inputs, either on the Pre90 or on the Ext90 to act as a pass-through input, as far as volume control is concerned? From what others have posted, it sounds like one of the inputs (one of the RCA SE's, namely) could be set to +0dB, while the other inputs remain subject to volume control by the Pre90. Just wanted to confirm that this is true.Topping: do you confirm that you can fix the volume of a given input while still having the possibility to control the volume (up or down) for the second input?
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