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RE: I tend to disagree

Posted by AbeCollins on May 15, 2011 at 18:54:55:
Are you trying to convince me and others that passive linestages are inferior in the lower-midrange? Or are you asking for our input? I already gave you mine.

Let me just say that I stand by my findings and don't feel the need to change my mind because some Arthur Salvatore had a recent revelation, or a change in taste.

It is a gross generalization to think that all passive linestages are inferior in the lower-midrange. It can also be said that the lower-midrange performance varies among even the best ACTIVE linestages in ACTIVE vs ACTIVE comparisons.

What I am fundamentally saying is that a properly setup system with a passive linestage can sound incredible and if someone perceives ACTIVE linestages as producing "better" lower-midrange performance, "in his system", that doesn't mean that I will come to the same conclusion for my system. I don't feel the need to agree with this generalization, nor have I heard it in my system.

Yes, there are preamps that will color the lower-midrange making it more prominent and perhaps more appealing to some but that doesn't necessarily make it "better".