I suppose that if your on a budget looking for the biggest bang for the buck than a passive could be the solution. On the other side of the coin there are some audiophiles that have enormous amount of money to spend towards this hobby and still go passive. Even a TLC-1 would require a substantial investment to get Smc's upgrades.
Who is using passive preamps and why?
Seldom has there been any discussions on passive preamps in the forums and although my experience with them has been limited I have found them so far to be very enjoyable and refreshingly different. They seem to fall into their own category, somewhere between solid state and tube. Finding a preamp that is satisfing has been difficult. Some active solid state preamps can be very good but they seem to inject grain to some degree in the upper registers and some tube preamps are not too far behind. So far I think they should at least be matched up with an amp that has sufficient gain which is often overlooked. Which passives are you using and with what amp? Why do you like them?
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