We all hear differently. The Pass Preamplifiers and phonos are very neutral and what ever you have upstream, you will hear be it good or not so good. the thing is I do not want my Preamplifiers to sound like anything. Lots do unfortunately. The Jeff Rowland stuff is good but I certainly would not say it blows away the older Pass stuff. Synergy is the key in this hobby. The Pass, ,older or newer in the right system can sound fantastic.
