Passive pre with balanced output

[Conan]

Handy suggestions of a passive pre with a few inputs and a balanced output?
This is for my Genelec 8030s

 

[vacuum_tubes]

Khozmo make them but I wasn't impressed by their pots.

Goldpoint SA2X is one that looks good but I've never heard it

iCon make a passive preamp using the slagle autoformers.

EMIA make a passive preamp using the slagle autoformer and they have the option for silver and balanced.

 

[Darren L]

Moor Amps Angel Pre?
Music First?

 

[NeilK]

Second the 'Music First', the copper version is more than fine!

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

Moor Amps Angel Pre?
Music First?

MoorAmps isn’t ‘passive’ as such, it’s just that the output stage has no gain. So it depends whether the OP requires truly a passive preamp or not, perhaps?

 

[hifinutt]

Second the 'Music First', the copper version is more than fine!

Agreed ..superb pre amps

 

[kevinrt]

Hattor as well.

They come from the same people as Khozmo but are their ?high-end offering.

 

[Hooch500]

Hattor as well.

They come from the same people as Khozmo but are their ?high-end offering.

They are.

 

[Hooch500]

Townshend Allegri.

 

[hifinutt]

Townshend Allegri.

do they have xlr outputs ? i think they dont sadly

 

[Hooch500]

do they have xlr outputs ? i think they dont sadly

Could have sworn they had XLR. I’m wrong. Music First perhaps ? I really rate TVC preamp’s.

 

[brab]

Has one balanced, one single-ended input which could be added to by an external switcher; single ended and balanced output. Very transparent. Item is listed as no longer available at this seller, but is available elsewhere on Ali Express.


https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400....order_list.order_list_main.30.21ef1802eLw3Fk