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Preamps, Whats the difference, Active & Passive ?

Ok, so I'm a bit uninformed when it comes to this.

Is it that an active pre has bass and trebble controlls and a passive does not?

I lurk here in audiogon and read all that I can when I have questions.As a last resort I ask a question.

Is there an encyclopedia of audio terns somewhere on the web that I can access?
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subaruguru
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Since a passive device has NO amplification, there's no possibility for tonal GAIN, so tone controls could only be "cuts", not "bossts". As such a treble-cut control in a passive design is not without slight merit.
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