Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid.

It appears, it is not Pass, Rowland, even Lamm etc. Who then ?
I heard about Ypsilon, though some say it is a little bright and forward sounding.

inna03-04-2019 7:56am

mribob Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 229 posts 03-04-2019 at 11:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'll second the very quiet noise floor of the Veloce Lithio series II, battery powered....loved it. Liked it better than my VAC that preceded it.Now using VTL 6.5, v2 and loving it. Are you using mostly single ended, or balanced? Need HT bypass, or to switch sources? Volume control? Tubed or SS amp, need to match impedance...lots of variable, but all above are great preamps, with good recommendations....must be hard to find local auditions. Good luck