Passive or active preamp

[JPSPOCK]

I use my Rossini with a passive preamp, perhaps the best on the market, a bespoke audio

[PAR (Pete)]

@DaveC

Would be helpful to hear from anyone who is already running Rossini with the Townsend what they are doing and how they have found the results compared with running direct into the power amp.

Here is what @PaleRider had to say on the subject:

I don’t use an active preamp, but my experience has been similar. My system sounds better with the Vivaldi DAC running at 6V with a Townshend Allegri Reference Pre attenuating the volume, than it did with the DAC at either 2V or 6V and controlling the volume with the Vivaldi.

[herman (bruce bosler)]

I am a big fan of autoformer passive attenuators and Dave Slagle makes some of the best,

Emia Remote Autoformer Review

he can make a balanced unit