| The Dav pre-amps spec pretty well, however they do produce more noise according to their published spec than the Millenia and a couple of the other top pre-amps around. People love the sound of them and they have many fans amongst respected members of the recording community.
I would hazard at a guess under most normal situations their noise floor would be inaudible, however recording extremely quite instruments at very high gain might bring about a situation where a noise floor is perceivable when compared back to back with something like the millenia. The price difference also should be factored into the equation.
Noisy, no, noisier possibly.
Ultimately you pay's your money and makes your choice.
Regards
Roland |