dkyyu hing - I have recently ordered from MFA a Baby Classic V2. I am looking forward to seeing how it compares with my Tisbury Audio mini-preamp.

gchan 2001 hing - I think you won't be disappointed. Make sure you have a source gear (CDP or DAC) of high output (3v or above). Yesterday I switched to connecting the xlr outs of my dac (through xlr to rca adaptors) to Tisbury. The xlr outs have higher output (7v) and it sounds noticeably better (than the rca outs which are only 3.5v). All the best!

Thanks rc2 hing,

Have ordered one and give it a try.

Thanks again for your views, you sound very much like a big fan of MFA
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Hi, c-hing,

Yes, as a matter of fact. I am still a big fan of MFA TVC preamp, Linn LP12 and QUAD ESL speakers. :)


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Hi gchan2001 hing,

This Tisbury mini resistor passive preamp is exactly what I am using right now, but mine is the first generation without any printing on the case. The one you posted which Tisbury is selling should be better at least cosmetically (i.e. with their brand logo and made in UK etc printed on it). It is extremely good for its low price, but I guess for it to sound good you need a source (CDP or dac) with a relatively high ouput (3.5v or above) - this to me is a key determining factor whether a passive preamp is suitable to one's system! I have recently taken my faulty active preamp to service and hooked the Tisbury preamp onto my system to tie me over the restoration period. Even with rca to xlr adaptors attached to its outputs it sounds good (and I guess sounding better and better). So if your system is running on rca I think the result should be better. Tisbury really gets me interested in passive preamps and that is the reason why I joined this chat link hoping to get some more info from other more experienced c hings for higher-end gears like those made by MFA and Promitheus Audio. - Hope it helps :)

dkyyu hing,

Thanks again for your views, you sound very much like a big fan of MFA!)



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Any body tried the Tisbury mini preamp, it's price is relatively reasonable.

Hi, dear c-hing,

Thanks for putting your trust on me.

Let me be frank in my way. When considering a passive pre-amp myself today, I would only put my hard-earned cash on the MFA baby Reference or its elder brother, the Reference model which offering me the best in class transparancy while retaining the all the goodies from active pre. Neither (i) made in UK nor (ii) made in Malaysia? or any other known TVC will be justified to show up on my shopping list. Well, I would put my vote on (i) but still with high reservation if you insisted.

In other words, with a modern audio system, you will likely regret for a mediocre passive pre unless you dare to opt for the very few best in class TVC, but at a price.

Hope the above can help.

dkyyu hing,

Thanks for your comment, but given similar price range, how would you compare, say, (i) an MFA Baby Classic V2 and (ii) a Promitheus flagship monoblocks Signature? Do you think it is still (i) ＞ (ii)? :)

THX

Hi, from my experience, they are simply in different leagues.


Don't take it serious. Just for fun.

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請問曾sir你用開邊隻 cleaner?
可否介紹下?
謝謝.

Hello high-hand c-hings,

I am new to passive preamps. Could you share some experience or thoughts on how the sound quality of those made by Music First Audio compare with those made by Promitheus Audio?

Many thanks!

非常感謝曾sir!!!
資料非常有用!!!

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呢部前級我用咗3年啦.應該轉晒款啦.
出事一排架啦,咁啱又有師兄問開 Passive Preamp所以攞返出嚟講囉.
今晚拆嚟睇下先,上次拆完無影沙龍.

one more

Any Ching has experience with Hattor passives pre-amp?

現在Khozmo官網上賣，唯一的一款，紅色外殼的shunt type attenuator(不是裝進機箱的那款)，其wiper很單薄，易變形，易移位，易壓力不足，先天設計，有些小問題。你要將它全個拆散解體，才能修復。

但不知你那款的內部結構，是否相同。

網上圖,跟我的完全一樣...