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

inna OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,388 posts 03-05-2019 at 05:20am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Big performance. Big money usually follows.
jackd Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,074 posts 03-05-2019 at 06:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Not always unless your conditioned to follow the Jonathan Valin train of thought where more money always equals better sound at least in his mind.
inna OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,388 posts 03-05-2019 at 06:14am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No, not always, but it will cost in any case.
headphonedreams Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 529 posts 03-05-2019 at 06:54am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Naim and Mark Levinson usually gets Good reviews. I heard a Constellation amp that sounded fantastic.
richdirector Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 269 posts 03-05-2019 at 09:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Relatively cheap compared to most mentioned CROFT 25R .... Valve input MOSFET out