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

jonboy Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8 posts 03-10-2019 at 12:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Audible Illusions makes outstanding tubed preamps. I'm waiting on an L3B as we speak. Good luck with your search.
initforthemusic Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 282 posts 03-13-2019 at 11:27am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thrax Audio Dionysis Pre. Sublime but big $$$. And +1 Vincent for the money. SA-T8 Tube (as long as you roll in better tubes) & SA-94 Solid State.
phantom_av Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 318 posts 01-05-2021 at 02:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete MP-1 or MP-3 from Atma-Sphere you will never regret the purchase. It can stand hand in hand against those super heavily marketed companies out there. The MP-1 is by far to me one of the very best, being in this hobby for 25 years heard and owned so many.
lukaske Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 307 posts 11-29-2021 at 06:01pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Have now the Daniël Hertz M6L, and the VAC phi 300.1 : just great !!!!
oddiofyl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,450 posts 11-30-2021 at 04:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Zesto , they are phono stage specialists but their Leto Preamp is phenominal.... I mean perfect tonal balance, true to life ... everything you may read about them is true, incredible sounding preamp