justinsweber Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I never thought Id buy an off the shlef pre inplace of my tubed units but my lazziness yielded a Emotiva pre and remote... all hail the remote.. oh an op amps too :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thesloth Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hahaha remote controls are convenient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I'm not crazy about the reviewer, or the review. But what he says about the preamp is spot on. It really is something special. Shakey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenTacey Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 a lot of excellent s/s preamps out there? have you tried using a good electronic cleaning spray (illegal Freon) on everything that moves or turns great for removing pops clicks hums etc? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Reviving this old thread since I have never gone down the passive preamp road before....until now.A few days ago I got the Schiit SYS. Call it a preamp, a switcher, an attenuator.....whatever. In my system I'm calling it a preamp because it took the place of the previous preamp and does the same thing.....and does a very good job at it to my surprise. It has two inputs and one output. One volume knob and one button to switch between the two inputs. That's it.I'm intrigued because the sound quality coming out of my speakers with this passive preamp in place is remarkably good if not great. Dead quiet and again to my surprise actually has a warm sound apparently because now there is only the DAC and amp as major contributors to the sound quality. No active preamp to influence the sound. This thing was only $50 bucks brand new from Schiit. I've slightly scratched the surface and see there are others out there that don't break the bank either. I've put the SYS in a secondary system and now I'd like to find another possibly better one for the main system. It seems passive preamps should be seriously considered with sensitive speakers. No?Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 There is another one, think it is an AEC brand for the same amount. Used one of their phono pre with decent results. Diz here still using. Was looking at the SYS recently for another members fix for a line level control Thanks for the update. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 There is another one, think it is an AEC brand for the same amount. Used on of their phono pre with decent results. Diz here still using.Thanks billybob. Have a link?Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, SWL said: Thanks billybob. Have a link? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Looking at Amazon under passive preamp for home. Not yet but, there are others there like nobsound, bellari, etc. Amazon where bought product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 2 hours ago, SWL said: Thanks billybob. Have a link? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Actually it was TEC, Technolink products. This one not totally passive but there are others as mentioned: https://m.ebay.com/itm/TEC-TC-740A-Variable-Mic-Line-Phono-Preamp-Versatility-In-a-Very-Small-Package/401021554778? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Reviving this old thread since I have never gone down the passive preamp road before....until now.A few days ago I got the Schiit SYS. Call it a preamp, a switcher, an attenuator.....whatever. In my system I'm calling it a preamp because it took the place of the previous preamp and does the same thing.....and does a very good job at it to my surprise. It has two inputs and one output. One volume knob and one button to switch between the two inputs. That's it.I'm intrigued because the sound quality coming out of my speakers with this passive preamp in place is remarkably good if not great. Dead quiet and again to my surprise actually has a warm sound apparently because now there is only the DAC and amp as major contributors to the sound quality. No active preamp to influence the sound. This thing was only $50 bucks brand new from Schiit. I've slightly scratched the surface and see there are others out there that don't break the bank either. I've put the SYS in a secondary system and now I'd like to find another possibly better one for the main system. It seems passive preamps should be seriously considered with sensitive speakers. No?Sent from my SM-G950U using TapatalkWhat other item did you have hooked up?I once had the same model and it did exactly what I needed for the time.Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 What other item did you have hooked up?I once had the same model and it did exactly what I needed for the time.Sent from my SM-G986U using TapatalkYou mean what other preamp did I compare with?Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 https://khozmo.com/stereo_selector.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Nice.Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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