If the sound deviates from anything but a flat response
then preference comes into play.

I recently enjoyed a casual comparison of four truly excellent preamps
(Gordon Model 3, Grace Lunatec V. 3, Great River MP2-MH and Millennia
Media HV-3D), all with admirable linearity to 100 KHz or well beyond,
all with admirable phase coherence and extremely low noise floors
bumping theoretical minimum, and they all sounded different. _Flat
response_ is a single aspect of performance and not necessarily
indicative of any unit's sound.


hey Hank

i have the gordon audio model 2 mic pre,and it sounds...

well you probably know that