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Does it make sense to go for Pass 0.2 ?

Hello, I currently have Pass preamp X2.5 with Pass X150.5
I was offered a deal to swap my X2.5 + amount of cash for an used Pass X0.2.
The question is : does this make sense considering the power amp I have ? What will I gain if I did this move ? What will change ?
In addition to the above, I have cd player Cary 306 SACD as a source and Avalon Opus Ceramique as speakers.
Cheers and thank you for your input.
Mike
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aljordan
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Hi Mikefi,

I've been playing around with various amps and preamps lately to drive my Avalon Opus (not the Ceramique version). I have been finding more of a difference between the various amplifiers than the various preamplifiers. I haven't tried the older X1 / X0.2 series, so I don't know the difference between them, but I have been listening to the XP-10 as a possible upgrade.

Still, the difference between the preamps has not been as great as the differences between the Pass X250.5 and the Pass XA100.5. So, from my experience anyway, it would make more sense to wait and do an amplifier upgrade instead of a preamp upgrade.

Alan
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