Active Placette pre sound better than Passive?

Redwoodgarden, I have heard both the passive and active Placette, my reference is the active which replaced a Mark Levinson reference 32 which cost $10000.00 more, and I would say the active is about 15% to 25% better then the passive. But, that last 15% to 25% in audio can make a real difference if you can hear it in your system.

Redwoodgarden, my hunch, looking at your total system, is yes, the Active would offer a sonic improvement over your passive. I'm sure Guy would setup an audition and if I got my facts right, you get the full value of the passive towards the Active if you trade up.