Greetings everyone. I own a First Watt F1 Amplifier (using the XLRs). I'm in abit of a sticky situation because I have two passive preamps that seem to sound great with my setup but technically shouldn't (according to a knowledegable friend of mine). I have a Slim Devices Transporter as my source from the XLRs (Specs: 3Vrms, Impedance: 100Ohms) and AKG K1000 earspeakers as my "speakers". According to my friend the F1 Amplifier has a high miller capacitance which makes it a not so great candidate for passive/resistor based preamps because it forms a low pass filter with the output impedance of the preamp which rolls off treble. He said that a transformer volume control could work much better or an active preamp with low output impedance. I am a bit lost because I don't hear a rolled off treble in my system, yet curious, because if a passive isn't the best solution my rig is capable of much more.
The passive preamp(s) I have are Scott Endlers BALANCED ShotGun Attenuators (4k resistors): http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4c5pt/
as well as a Luminous Audio Axiom Balanced Passive with 2.5K output: http://luminousaudio.com/axiombal.php
I know this seems like alot to ask but I was just wondering if a passive can work with my First Watt F1 given my source specs or if the passives I have now are fine. I have little knowledge about this type of thing and I'm only really basing the above claim on what my friend said.
Regards and thanks for your time
The passive preamp(s) I have are Scott Endlers BALANCED ShotGun Attenuators (4k resistors): http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4c5pt/
as well as a Luminous Audio Axiom Balanced Passive with 2.5K output: http://luminousaudio.com/axiombal.php
I know this seems like alot to ask but I was just wondering if a passive can work with my First Watt F1 given my source specs or if the passives I have now are fine. I have little knowledge about this type of thing and I'm only really basing the above claim on what my friend said.
Regards and thanks for your time