Is it just these 2 in the mix? Coda seems to be more of the goto comparison/competitor with Pass for warmth and musicality than Levinson. The solid state I have longer term experience with that has warmth, musicality, and great tone is Circle Labs. It is a hybrid, but it still looks 95% solid state to me, however much impact the 2 little tubes have. If you need that much power, you'd have it and then some if you can do monoblocks.
Mark Levinson 534 compared to Pass 350.8
Has anyone heard these two amps?
Any thoughts comparing musicality, dynamics, holographic qualities and jump?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Best amp I ever had was the VTL 200. But I bought it as a demo and if I called the company
I was treated with complete contempt so I realized it would not work in the long run if I had any problem and it needed to be fixed.
But that had everything I wanted if anyone has heard it.
Looking for that warmth and musicality in a solid state.
My pre is the ARC ref 10 which is not going anywhere.
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@roxy1927 I would add Pass X260.8 into the mix. I had these amps driving my Wilson Sabrina and they’re outstanding. Plenty of Class A power as well. Good synergy with ARC Ref 6 that I had for few weeks on loan. Unless you really need the power of the X350.8, I’d opt for the mono blocks. If you mention your speakers you might get better and more accurate recommendations. |
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