Professional reviews
Review of the LDR3.V25 Preamp & TPB.V1 Tube Buffer
“The Tortuga Audio preamp equaled or surpassed all basic performance parameters against any contenders I had in house, passive, active, tube, FET and at any price level with regards to faithfulness.”
“Music through the LDR6 is an ephemeral experience. It dances with fire for a brief shining moment and disappears, leaving you wanting more.”
“The performance of the little Tortuga reopens the passive vs. active debate.”
– Review by WallOfSound.com
Review of the LDR3.V2 Passive Preamp
“…you would be hard-pressed—regardless of budget—to find a preamplifier, passive or active, that delivers your music with less editorializing than the Tortuga Audio LDR3.V2.”
– Review by The Absolute Sound
Review of the LDR6 Passive Preamp
“The Tortuga Audio preamp equaled or surpassed all basic performance parameters against any contenders I had in house, passive, active, tube, FET and at any price level with regards to faithfulness.”
“Music through the LDR6 is an ephemeral experience. It dances with fire for a brief shining moment and disappears, leaving you wanting more.”
“The performance of the little Tortuga reopens the passive vs. active debate.”
– Review by 6moons.com
LDR3.V25 Passive Preamp & TPB.V1 Tube Buffer @ 2019 Florida Expo
“…the first time I’ve heard a system where the amps were nothing special and the preamp section and an installed tube buffer made everything work so magically.”
– Review by The PartTimeAudiophile.com
Review of the LDR1B.V25 Balanced Passive Preamp & TPB.V1 Tube Buffer
“Impeccable clarity, transparency, and neutrality with a dash of smoothness (that made listening non-fatiguing).”
– Review by Audiophilia.com
2015 RMAF Room Review | LDRx Passive Preamp
“…capable of transporting the listener to a higher plane of sonic enlightenment, and that’s exactly what a soundsystem should do..”
– Review by the PartTimeAudiophile.com
2014 RMAF Room Review | LDRx Passive Preamp
“The LDRx seemed to be a perfect fit despite its affordable pricing, helping the system have a clear and transparent presentation, wide stage, and big dynamic contrasts, kudos for bringing such great performance at a low cost.”
“The sound here had my friend contemplating a purchase, beautiful workmanship and elegant, yet exciting sound, great room.”
– Review by EnjoyTheMusic.com
Review of the LDR6 Passive Preamp
“There is just a sense of absolutely everything having been stripped free of fuzz and imprecision. Instrumental placement isn’t approximate or inferred. Instead, instruments are precisely located at a fixed and exact distance from the others with the space between performers and the characteristics of the recording environment jaw-droppingly obvious.”
“… the LDR6 produces a sound completely free of colouration, with a soundstage that was just consistently deeper and better resolved than with any other passive pre-amp I have ever used.”
– Review by HiFiPig.com
Review of the LDR1.V2 Passive Preamp
“The LDR1 …. represents the least colored preamp I have ever heard in my system. It also provided greater resolution than any other preamp in my experience.”
– Review by Audiophilia.com
Review of the LDR3.V2 Passive Preamp
– Video Review by Newrecordday.com