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In Reply to: preamps posted by KAMIS on April 22, 2024 at 01:58:51:
I had a couple of power amps that sounded relatively dull and lacking somewhat in dynamics driven by -- or rather through -- a passive preamp.More recently my Schiit Freya+ in Passive mode extremely well with my Topping D90 DAC upstream and my VTV Purifi downstream using balanced connections.
As for the Khozmo it has remote control I wouldn't be without. However the price goes up for 64 step attenuation and XLR connections. Meanwhile the Schiit Kara has more twice as many attenuator steps in all modes including Passive and is less expensive than the Khozmo depending on options.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Edits: 04/22/24
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Follow Ups
- Passives work well sometimes, others not so much - Feanor 04:04:56 04/22/24 (11)
- +1 Agree with everything you said...... - AbeCollins 09:33:39 04/22/24 (10)
- RE: +1 Agree with everything you said...... - Ozzy 10:06:51 04/22/24 (9)
- The only big advantage I can see..... - AbeCollins 12:27:13 04/22/24 (8)
- RE: The only big advantage I can see..... - Ozzy 04:57:54 04/23/24 (3)
- RE: The only big advantage I can see..... - AbeCollins 18:53:19 04/23/24 (2)
- RE: The only big advantage I can see..... - Ozzy 02:57:37 04/25/24 (1)
- RE: The only big advantage I can see..... - AbeCollins 11:41:33 04/26/24 (0)
- Do you know anyone who has tried the Sonic Euphoria passive preamp? nt - alaskahiatt 23:17:15 04/22/24 (3)
- Yes, me. I've owned two different copies of the Line 1 - Feanor 04:05:11 04/28/24 (0)
- Yes...... - Ozzy 04:58:27 04/23/24 (1)
- Thank you very much. I may finally hook it up after our final move this summer. - alaskahiatt 10:51:16 04/23/24 (0)