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
dracule1
You can argue what ever you like but passive is the way to go and all others Solid state/tube are modified/altered in such away to sound better.
^^ the above statement is false if taken as a generalization. You may refer to my last two posts as to why.
My amp was the big CJ 650?[ My tumor has taken some of my memory] and now also a Gamut 200. Both simply let the music through better. Yesterday when I was listening to the Gamut I found myself rocking back and fourth. More prat or whatever. Don't even have my big Gamut 5s set up, this was with my SP1s

I can see why the active might be preferred. Try it yourself if you can. the passive is not cheap but great at the price, look at the rating.