Tiverson,
Let me start my 2 cents by asking why he used an Aleph 3?
I owned an Aleph 3, two Aleph 30s, a pair of Aleph 60 monoblocs, a pair of Aleph 2 monoblocs, and an X150.5
The Aleph 3 was easily bested by the Aleph 30s, they just sound better top to bottom. The Aleph 60 monoblocs have the same sound as the 30, more power and obvious monobloc advantages. I also owned an Aleph P preamp and an X1 with full size power supply.
I still own the X1 and the Aleph 2 monoblocs. The Aleph 2s are supposed to be an older design than the Aleph 60s,
I just wanted to keep the more powerful amps.
These amps drove my Apogee Mini Grands easily, no doubt helped by the Mini Dax rolling off the panels at 80 hertz.
I live in Phoenix. The Aleph 2s are unusable here in the summer. It's 115 here today, class A amps are not an option.
I regret selling my X150.5, I'll probably buy another one used or move up to an X250.5. I never liked the first generation X amps. The .5 X amps are way better, to me.
I heard the XA100 amps at my former Pass dealer. I was unimpressed. I'm sure the .5 XA amps are a big jump forward in sound quality. That's just the way Pass amps evolve.
I'm consistently surprised when I see Aleph 2 monoblocs languishing used for $2500.00 here on Audiogon. These sound noticeably better than the earlier 3 stage Aleph amps (Aleph O, Aleph OS, Aleph 1 monoblocs) in my opinion.
I've watched the used XA30.5 ads here on Audiogon. For $1K less, you can have a pair of Aleph 2 monoblocs, 160 watts into 4 ohms, with monobloc channel separation & ease of amp placement, to boot.
I'm currently listening to my Avalon Avatars, driven by Murano P1000S monoblocs (with the ICE module).
This fall, I'll be listening to my Rowland Model 2, or my Aleph 2s. The Muranos will be in my video system.
Let me start my 2 cents by asking why he used an Aleph 3?
I owned an Aleph 3, two Aleph 30s, a pair of Aleph 60 monoblocs, a pair of Aleph 2 monoblocs, and an X150.5
The Aleph 3 was easily bested by the Aleph 30s, they just sound better top to bottom. The Aleph 60 monoblocs have the same sound as the 30, more power and obvious monobloc advantages. I also owned an Aleph P preamp and an X1 with full size power supply.
I still own the X1 and the Aleph 2 monoblocs. The Aleph 2s are supposed to be an older design than the Aleph 60s,
I just wanted to keep the more powerful amps.
These amps drove my Apogee Mini Grands easily, no doubt helped by the Mini Dax rolling off the panels at 80 hertz.
I live in Phoenix. The Aleph 2s are unusable here in the summer. It's 115 here today, class A amps are not an option.
I regret selling my X150.5, I'll probably buy another one used or move up to an X250.5. I never liked the first generation X amps. The .5 X amps are way better, to me.
I heard the XA100 amps at my former Pass dealer. I was unimpressed. I'm sure the .5 XA amps are a big jump forward in sound quality. That's just the way Pass amps evolve.
I'm consistently surprised when I see Aleph 2 monoblocs languishing used for $2500.00 here on Audiogon. These sound noticeably better than the earlier 3 stage Aleph amps (Aleph O, Aleph OS, Aleph 1 monoblocs) in my opinion.
I've watched the used XA30.5 ads here on Audiogon. For $1K less, you can have a pair of Aleph 2 monoblocs, 160 watts into 4 ohms, with monobloc channel separation & ease of amp placement, to boot.
I'm currently listening to my Avalon Avatars, driven by Murano P1000S monoblocs (with the ICE module).
This fall, I'll be listening to my Rowland Model 2, or my Aleph 2s. The Muranos will be in my video system.