"The best preamp is no preamp?... Possibly... but only if the recording was perfect and recorded in an ideal space with phenomenal room acoustics. Otherwise? I still prefer Technicolor movies over the plain variety. I know.. Not real... But, so much more pleasing and stimulating to your soul. After all, that is why we seek to listen to music! Recording engineers know this. That is why they will often times add effects and enhancements to what was recorded.
I learned my big lesson when I began op-amp swapping with my high quality pre-amp/phone amp. No piece of equipment is neutral. Even the passive ones. For there are various kinds of passive preamps that produce different sound! So? Create your own "neutrality" of sound. One that produces a believable sound that YOU THOROUGHLY ENJOY. Not one we are to be told is enjoyable but does not quite move you. It always has to be quality - low noise - design. That never varies.
C'est la vie."
+++++++++++++1, Genez !!!!!!!
J. :):):):):):):):)
I learned my big lesson when I began op-amp swapping with my high quality pre-amp/phone amp. No piece of equipment is neutral. Even the passive ones. For there are various kinds of passive preamps that produce different sound! So? Create your own "neutrality" of sound. One that produces a believable sound that YOU THOROUGHLY ENJOY. Not one we are to be told is enjoyable but does not quite move you. It always has to be quality - low noise - design. That never varies.
C'est la vie."
+++++++++++++1, Genez !!!!!!!
J. :):):):):):):):)