Are passive preamps better?

I hear you Aleko. What is interesting about the theory is that so many folks who have tried passives at some point go back to actives, mostly tubed. I like them both passive (rsistor and tranformer based)and tube actives, but as Guy Hummel of Placette once said to me, and I'm paraphrasing, a thousand theories as to what should sound good aren't worth one good listen.

Very low input sensitivity might allow noise to enter.

Unsound...You got that backwards. Low sensitivity means that, to be heard, a signal needs to be strong. Noise pickup is a weak signal.

In theory I totally agree with you Aleko. However, when using my ears as a guide, I've consistantly found that active preamps sound more musical to me. IMS, IMHO, YMMV.

Cheers,
John

Eldartford, thanks. Of course your correct. What I should have posted in regards to Aleko's post is that an amp with a low voltage input may permit more noise to enter.