what's 'Active preamp' vs 'Passive preamp'?

I thought all preamps are passive in nature, and I heard the term 'active peamp?

what does it mean? how they are different?

eandylee06-21-2007 6:37pm

s23chang Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 617 posts 06-24-2007 at 11:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It really depends on your amp and speakers. For my setup, no passive unit can make it sound right due to low sensitivity on both amp and speakers.