An active preamp any day ,because of its power supplies and gain stage keeps a constant voltage and steady soundstage
and imaging Rick solid .A passive preamp ,or direct from dac ,
doesnot present the control and stability of the signal voltage .
I have tried them all I am referring to a high quality solid state
or vacuum tube preamplifier section .
in my latest purchase the Coda CSIB integrated amp. It Is a true Active class A preamplifier section with a tremendous 120 amps on tap for dynamic swings .It has a top notch amp,and preamp section much better then direct from digital by a lot !!
and imaging Rick solid .A passive preamp ,or direct from dac ,
doesnot present the control and stability of the signal voltage .
I have tried them all I am referring to a high quality solid state
or vacuum tube preamplifier section .
in my latest purchase the Coda CSIB integrated amp. It Is a true Active class A preamplifier section with a tremendous 120 amps on tap for dynamic swings .It has a top notch amp,and preamp section much better then direct from digital by a lot !!