The Pass Alephs are lovely amplifiers. There are competing amps that have better bass control, or better dynamic liveliness, but very, very few solid state amps can challenge the Alephs for midrange naturalness.
If your speakers are a difficult load in the bass (low impedance), or are a bit underdamped and demand lots of current and tight control, then the Alephs will not sound as tight and solid as a good competing amp. But chances are that competing amp will not begin to approach the midrange magic of the 1.2's. In serious high-end audio seldom is there a choice that's an across-the-board winner; almost always, there are tradeoffs.
I sell a couple of amps that I consider to be worthy competition for the Pass Aleph 1.2. If the Alephs were still made, I might very well be a Pass dealer.
What speakers do you have? I'd want to know that before telling you to jump all over the Aleph 1.2's the first chance you get.
Also, the Aleph series amps were a difficult load for some preamps - their input impedance tended to be unusually low. If you can find out what the input impedance of the 1.2 is, check with your preamp manufacturer and make sure it's happy driving that load.
Best of luck to you. I hope it turns out that the Alephs would work in your system, as they are truly superb amplifiers.
If your speakers are a difficult load in the bass (low impedance), or are a bit underdamped and demand lots of current and tight control, then the Alephs will not sound as tight and solid as a good competing amp. But chances are that competing amp will not begin to approach the midrange magic of the 1.2's. In serious high-end audio seldom is there a choice that's an across-the-board winner; almost always, there are tradeoffs.
I sell a couple of amps that I consider to be worthy competition for the Pass Aleph 1.2. If the Alephs were still made, I might very well be a Pass dealer.
What speakers do you have? I'd want to know that before telling you to jump all over the Aleph 1.2's the first chance you get.
Also, the Aleph series amps were a difficult load for some preamps - their input impedance tended to be unusually low. If you can find out what the input impedance of the 1.2 is, check with your preamp manufacturer and make sure it's happy driving that load.
Best of luck to you. I hope it turns out that the Alephs would work in your system, as they are truly superb amplifiers.