This is for Georgehifi especially but others can chime in.

@georgehifi 
Oh? You think 10kOhm is a great impedance for a source to be looking at? If you like nonlinear, volume-dependant sound, have at your passives all you like. Just don't tell me how uncolored they are because that's a demonstrably false statement. 

Oh? You think 10kOhm is a great impedance for a source to be looking at?

99% of sources, Yes, Yes and Yes again, unless you have a tube source with massively high unacceptable 3kohm'ish output impedance.

Just don't tell me how uncolored they are because that's a demonstrably false statement.

You'll never know, with your low gain amps, and using 25kohm passives, you can take that to the bank. .

Cheers George
 

@georgehifi 
Why do you keep assuming I've used a passive? I never have and I never will. I find it ironic you're sitting there deriding gain in a pre-amp which is almost certainly going to be of a higher quality than gain in a power stage. This is like your silly claims about the superiority if BJT's. It's like you don't have a clue what you're talking about. It hardly matters what the beginning impedance of the pot is because when you open it up it's going to drop massively. Is 2kOhm good for anything? That's the whole problem you can't seem to see. You turn the thing up and now your source is seeing a very meager impedance and your amp is still seeing a relatively steep impedance, the kind you just called "unacceptably high". It all over the map depending on where you put the volume. How are you not seeing that????

kosst_amojanWhy do you keep assuming I've used a passive? I never have and I never will.

Really!!! now this is a laugh, from statements like this below.

kosst_amojanCan we clear something up? All passives basically suck.

You really need to, with the right setup, and not using such a low gain amp as you have. Then you will have an ear opening experience, and will be enlightened. End of story. 

Cheers George 

@georgehifi 
I can change the gain of that amp for about $10. No idea why I'd want to since it's all the gain I need. I see you've given up trying to technically justify your silliness. Forgive me if I'm not interested in a volume that doubles as a tone control.