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AR LS 26 and Pass Labs X350.5 Compatible?

Hello to all the audiophiles here on Audiogon. Being new to the high end of audio I was wondering if some of the more knowledgeable experts could give me their opinion on something I've been thinking of.

Recently, I upgraded my venerable Ohm 4s to the 4.5 S3 and I wanted to pair it with an Audio Research LS 26 and a Pass Labs X350.5, both of these choices after reading some of the forum opinions here.

I contacted Pass Labs and a gentlemen named Desmond said there would be no problems with the pairing. However, after reading some opinions on mixing solid state amps with pre amp tubes would they really be compatible or would there be a better alternative? Thanks in advance for any replies!
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audiofeil
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The LS-26 output impedance (700 balanced, 300 single ended) will have no problem driving the Pass X.5 series which are 22K balanced and 11K single ended.

Listen to the folks at Pass who know their products better than the guessitmators here.
audiofeil
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I think there's sufficient end user confirmation and information from the manufacturer to resolve the OP's question and ignore the guesstimators.

To correct an earlier post, all Pass Labs X.5 series amps have a balanced input rated at 22K not 20K.

The XA.5 series' balanced input is a bit higher at 30K.
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