Unity gain with tube buffer?

Hi. If Promethius makes what I'm looking for, Idon't see it on their website.

Pubul57, we're working on one that will be offered through Ultra Violet Audio. Probably not a lot of help to you right now though...

Ralph, assuming enough gain (I don't seem to need any based on my previous experience with passives)is there a reason that an active stage with gain would sound better? It seems to me that less is more if it is enough.

I think the reference to Promitheus was for the Apollo preamp, but that uses the TVC with a gain stage (6 or 12db) which is not what you are looking for. I'm sure Nicholas could custom build what you wanted but that might be a bit risky.

It's possible that Jeffrey Jackson at Experience Music could help you. He has a lot of experience with the Intact Audio autoformers and incorporates them into his active preamp designs. Jeff is a big fan of passive linestages and if I were to have something along the lines of what you're looking for custom built for me he'd be near the top of my list.

Hello Pubu57

The simplest thing is to ask Nicolas at Promitheus directly. Of course they use TVC - and thus why their volume control is so good (at least for money there is no equal)!!!!! Gain of 6 dB will not kill you since my translation of what you asked - "can I have a tube preamp without gain stage" and answer is yes, you can.

On other hand, if Atmasphere will build one - this probobly will be the best around

All The Best
Rafael