Lehmann Rhinelander.

[Phil Y]

I have recently got the above headphone amp for late night listening. It has the facility to work as an active pre as it has (if internally set) a line out. I put it into my system fed from my passive pre which I have bypassed the volume control in so it is now just a selector switch. I have been taken aback at how much improvement an active pre can make. I have been using a passive for years as I don't have super long interconnects and assumed there would be little to gain going active. How wrong I was!
The biggest difference is on vinyl but I think CD sounds a little better as well.

As it is now a discontinued model I got it at a discounted price as well so i'm a happy chap.

Phil.


PS. It sounds nice on headphones as well.