accuphase vs dartzeel

Branimir:

Jonathan is the man to talk to. His website is www.chambersaudio.com. He knows the DarTZeel inside and out. I own two of them vertically biamped, and I'm in awe of their sound. The pricing is unfortunate, but that's the result of the weak dollar more than any greed on DarTZeel's part. I've listened to the Boulder 2050, I think, and was not impressed AT ALL. Very clinical and mechanical sounding, IMO, though very powerful. The Dart is the polar opposite, and even more transparent and detailed. The overall sound is as pure and natural as I've ever heard, even from some of the world's best tube amps. If I hear something better, I'll get that, but I've yet to hear anything better.

Teajay:

I've never compared any Pass's to my DarTZeels. Sorry I can't help on that front. A friend of mine has an older X-150, and I've heard a few Pass preamps, the X-Ono, X-350, 350.5, and X-600. So I'm fairly familiar with the line. Personally, I love Pass products. The amps run exceedingly hot, but I find that they straddle the line between tube and solid state as well as any product I've ever heard. In that respect, they're very similar to the Darts. Nelson is one of the most brilliant designers out there and has been at this for a long time. He definitely knows his stuff. If I hadn't discovered the DarTZeels, I may well have wound up with a pair of the X-600s or 350.5s.