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active or passive preamp for active speakers

i have some active speakers (dynaudio BM5A MKII monitors) and i want to connect a cd player and tuner to them.

would a passive preamp be sufficient? i'm not looking to spend a lot of money on a preamp, and it seems the passive ones are cheaper, and it also seems i don't really need an active preamp, but maybe i'm missing something?

thanks!
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gopher
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I generally don't like passives, but both of my present amps have passive pre amp sections and I've yet to find an active that improves upon their sound. Yesterday a shindo was a disappointment with my torii.

That said, I'm still looking.
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