Rrog, there are quite a few people who chimed in here whose experience and opinions I trust. As with Pubul57, I can say for a fact the man has tried a number of different components and if he prefers active preamps so be it. I myself have tried a Cary SLP-98, Joule Electra LA-100MkIII, TRL Pre-1.5, Jeff Rowland Capri, all of which I have owned, and have auditioned a number of others including a very fine Herron preamp. I prefer the passives and that was whether I was using my 88db Spendor 1/2e speakers, 92db Audiokinesis Jazz Modules, or 95db Tonian Labs DL-1 speakers.
I think we've probably beat this subject into the ground. So I'll thank Phd for starting this thread, and people like Herman, Pubul57, Tvad, Almarg, and the others who offered constructive advice and opinions for contributing.
I think we've probably beat this subject into the ground. So I'll thank Phd for starting this thread, and people like Herman, Pubul57, Tvad, Almarg, and the others who offered constructive advice and opinions for contributing.