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Disagree on the passive pre-amp.....................

"Can you even begin to imagine what would happen if this was replaced with a truly excellent passive preamp? How much greater would be the dynamics, how much cleaner the entire thing would sound, how much speed the reproducing chain would now be capable of, and how much better detail and bandwidth would be preserved?"

I have both a Passive and Active Pre-amp from the same Company. If I want to suck the life out of my system, I'll hook up the passive. I have tried many passives, but have not seen one that beats a great active.

BTW - On a previous discussion with you regarding ground loops. I now know why you don't have a Ground Loop in your system, It's because you use a Passive Pre-amp. Not only have you "Lifted the Ground" - You have "Lifted" the entire Power Cord.

I lift the Ground on my Amplifiers To avoid the Ground Loop. Note for all you Safety Alarmists; I have a GFCI on the dedicated Circuit to my Amplifiers. - This is much safer than a 3 prong plug without a GFCI - This is according to the NEC - Not me! My system has a dead quiet, black backround using 45,2A3 and 300B SET amps -- SET amps don't hummm - It's the ground loops.





Edits: 01/24/10 01/24/10

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