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In Reply to: RE: I'm finding posted by airtime on January 19, 2016 at 07:14:50
I don't think so.
I used a Placette passive for a few years.
It was neither cold nor sterile.
All active preamps have a sound.
jack
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I don't know what came over me but yes, I was VERYYYYY wrong saying that. That came from one single experience that most likely was a result of mismatching.
Why i said that I really don't know. Considering I use my NAD C275BEE with a passive Goldpoint attenuator.
I should have said properly matched passives ARE an excellent choice. but obviously like needing a preamp - you results may vary.
Again that was a stupid thing for me to say - sorry. And I wish I has that Placette!!!!!!!
charles
I thought you had a VTA ST-70 with GL KT66/Tungsol 12AU7 and Conrad Johnson preamp.
Different system?
Jack
Sure is!!! I have two "A" systems upstairs.
System 1 - VTA ST-70 with Conrand Johnson Classic 2SE preamps
System 2 - Sherwood S-5000 fully restored my Mike Samra.
Both are amazing systems and quite different in presentation.
Both are my A systems that I interchange every 2 to 4 weeks. I like to keep things spicy!!!!
Down stair I have my workshop systems. And I do use it quite a lot.
System 1 - NAD C275BEE with passive attenutor
System 2 - Marantz PM8004 that I recapped and tweaked to my personal taste
Both are very good systems. But if I had to choose it would be the first one.
All passives have a sound, it all depends on the wire used and the potentiometers. You can get a $250 pot with resistors for each load, then some have good resistors or not so good, you can have a ALPS pot that has no resistors and you can have a $2.50 pot that's ceramic.
Each variable makes the input to output sound different. not to mention the box its in or connectors used. Then add in the selector. the variable s go on and on. its just like selecting a preamp except their is no gain.
Just my opinion and experience...
Everything has a sound, parts included, but especially both passive and active amps.
Jack
I think it may have been John Atkinson many moons ago saying that the preamp is at the heart of any system, and that besides speakers, have the most influence on a system's sound. Always made sense to me.
Joe
Yeah. Decent preamps aren't hard to find, but *excellent* one are. Not to mention expensive. That's one reason I like integrated amps.
Jack
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