Picked up a Bent Audio TAP Silver Preamp
This is without question the most transparent preamp I've heard. For this particular unit the transformers are pure silver as is all wiring. I finally have a preamp with remote control, thank you God.
The Bent Audio TAP is a passive TVC, but past unity gain has 6DB of gain if needed. In almost all cases, a preamp has to attenuate the source signal significantly rather than amplify it so a lot of energy is cast off as heat.
Anyone else had experience with Passive preamps? I'm interested to know your impressions