What is the quietest preamp you've used?

Can you also please tell me whether you were using balanced or se ins/outs? Thanks.

matti07-26-2005 3:11pm

raquel Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 841 posts 07-26-2005 at 07:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My Rowland Coherence II. It is battery-powered and dead quiet. It is a fully differential balanced design. You pose a very important question. It was not until I lived with a super-quiet preamp that I understood the importance of noise to a preamp's performance -- low noise is crucial to high performance in a preamp.
elevick Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,636 posts 07-26-2005 at 07:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Creek OBH-12 Creek guarantees it to not affect the music one bit. Totally passive unit.
magnepanmike Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 57 posts 07-26-2005 at 08:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Pass Labs X1 using balanced ins and outs.
jhorowitz128 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 37 posts 07-26-2005 at 08:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Manley Shrimp w/RCA's. Unbelievably quiet...that's why I bought it.
kehut Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 668 posts 07-26-2005 at 08:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The most quiet was my old (now almost 23 years) Perrauex SM2 bought in 1983. It was a slim design and was a highly regarded pre amp. Although extremely quiet with almost no noise or hiss... with comparison by todays pre amps its most likely anything but neutral.