In the age of multi-channel preamp/processors it’s difficult to get excited about a stereo preamplifier. The last truly exciting preamplifer was Apt Corporation’s Holman Preamp, designed by Tomlinson Holman, the engineer also responsible for the THX standard and many other excellent audio and film technologies. Just when you thought two channel preamplifiers were following the path of the dinosaurs, Emotiva introduces the XSP-1 Gen 2 Differential Reference Preamp. Most articles … Continue reading →