Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid.

It appears, it is not Pass, Rowland, even Lamm etc. Who then ?
I heard about Ypsilon, though some say it is a little bright and forward sounding.

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dweller Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,152 posts 03-04-2019 at 02:55pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Balanced Audio Technology (sound great and have a very useful user-interface), Prima Luna, Audio Research, Convergent Audio Technology, VAC, etc. BTW, Pass has gotten great reviews for their statement preamps.
jtcf Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 303 posts 03-04-2019 at 02:57pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete ARC and Linear Tube Audio are both excellent also.
joey54 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 172 posts 03-04-2019 at 03:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Aesthetix makes amazing preamps at different different price levels starting around $5500. The new Métis is outstanding: http://www.aesthetix.net/metis.php
erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,268 posts 03-04-2019 at 05:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My faves for ENTIRELY different reasons: Conrad JohnsonAyreCAT
twoleftears Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,457 posts 03-04-2019 at 05:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Add Backert to the list.