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I used to think passive preamps were superior to active preamps given right the setup, but

my recent evaluation of a modded old SS preamp has me a little befuddled.  I've evaluated $10K+ active preamps in the past and was never impressed especially given their cost.  In general, I've found passives to do better job. I know there's ongoing debate on this.  But here's a very illuminating video on the subject by Bascom King, one of the legends of high end audio.

https://youtu.be/HHl8F9amyY4
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Hi Audioman58,
The Coincident Statement Line Stage is as you note utilizes SS rectification.  To the best of my knowledge there are no capacitors in the signal pathway, it uses instead an interstage transformer.  The Line Stage you're describing sounds like it's a very special product,  Congratulations on your ownership and may it provide you many years of happy listening. 
Charles, 
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