i have never heard a passive preamp / direct out that had sufficent bass and mid-bass response. the mid bass respsonse is very slow and puddling.
also passive is very lacking in dynamics.
take a listen to a passvie unit / direct out to a nice tube /hybrid preamp and there is no comparson.
Try a bat vk30, audible L1, AR ls2bmkII etc... the soundstage will also snap into focus.
these are decent pre-s that are less than $1000.
also passive is very lacking in dynamics.
take a listen to a passvie unit / direct out to a nice tube /hybrid preamp and there is no comparson.
Try a bat vk30, audible L1, AR ls2bmkII etc... the soundstage will also snap into focus.
these are decent pre-s that are less than $1000.