Passive/Active preamps: pros and cons....


New to preamps...what are the advantages/disadvantages of passive or active designs? I will be only connecting one source (CD) to the pre...any thoughts? passive/active switch like the highly reviewed Adcom piece? any others come to mind? Also...in an active design...how much emphasis does the pre have in regard to the main amp signal?
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If you are going the passive route, I highly recommend the Placette RVC for you. If you need more inputs, then get the 3 input version (PLC). I went from an Audiolab 8000C which is an active pre to the Placette PLC and the Placette was by far better than the Audiolab. It sounded better and didn't lose dynamics. With the Placette, you don't have to worry about the whole impedence matching as much just a long as you have a solid state source and a decent amp. I've tried a Belles Hot Rod and Audiolab amp and haven't any problems yet. If you are concerned about if you are source and amp are good match, give Guy Hammel a call. He is very helpful and knowledgable. He has a 30-day trial period so if you don't like the RVC, you can return it to him.