Awesome. Thanks for the insight. I understand the math on it. I guess I’m having a hard time imagining the end result with very little repertoire of listening to different systems and having not experimented with different amps and power systems.
I think I’m just skirting the inevitable realization that to get what I want in terms of SPL and quality I’ve gotta put my $$$ whereas my mouth is. There’s no way around it.
I’ll keep dragging my feet and searching for the “ solution “. I don’t like the za1000 for not having tone controls. I enjoy having the ability to tweak. So a separate pre might be better in that regard too. Hmmmmmm.
Thanks again for listening to my broken record upgraditis. Appreciated.