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Passive pre-amp/Quicksilver Mini Monos

"If" you were going to match Quicksilver Mini Mom\nos with a passive pre-amp, what would you do?
I have Audio Physic Sitara speakers, Oppo 205, and a Denafrips Ares.

This is a bedroom system-lots of "soft stuff" in a 12' x 12' room.

Another way to approach this question-does a Passive pre-amp have enough gain to mate with the mini-monos?
Thanks in advance!
David
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wharfy OP
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Oddiofyl-what didn'y you like?
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georgehifi
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wharfy
Passive pre-amp/Quicksilver Mini Monos
Sam Tellig, reviewer for Stereophile uses these Quicksilver amps with my passive, and says he will never go back to an active preamp, his piano teaching son also heard it and ordered a passive as well. The Mini Mono are a perfect match for a 10kohm passive.
Try the Schiit Sys for a cheap (not the best) $49 10kohm passive, that you can try then send back.
http://www.schiit.com/products/sys

Cheers George
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oddiofyl
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It just lacked dynamics and sounded anemic compared .. but ymmv....

If you can demo a really good passive without a restocking fee.  try it.
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oddiofyl
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I have a NAD M51 which has an excellent digital volume but liked it much better connected as a source to my conrad johnson Classic 2SE.  A lot has to do with synergy and impedance matching in my opinion.  
bigkidz
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IMO it is very hard to match any old passive preamp.  It takes some experimentation.  But give it a try.


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