I have a pair of Aleph 2's that I use with Talon Audio Khorus's . At first I was using an audible illusions mod 3 a with this setup. I had loved the sound of the mod 3 with my previous amp (McCormack DNA .5)nad it sounded pretty good with this setup too. However when I switched to the Pass aleph P there was a night and day difference. The bass was more extended and tigher the midrange clearer and the highs smother. These observations have led me to conclude that perhaps triode tube preamps are not the best match for the alephs. I feel the Alephs work best with the Aleph preamp. For a tube preamp they might not be the best choice.
Passlabs Aleph 1.2 with CJ Tube 17LS/16LS Preamp
I am considering buying Aleph 1.2s to marry with a cj tube pre, the 17LS or the 16LS. The only problem I can see is that the unbal RCA input impedance of the Aleph 1.2s is approx 10Kohms and the output impedance of the 17LS or the 16LS is somewhat of the high side, i.e. approx close to 1kohms.
Does anyone have suggestions how the two of them would sound together? esp with this impedance mis-match problem
Also, any opinions of the Aleph 1.2s with B&W 801s / 802s.
Does anyone have suggestions how the two of them would sound together? esp with this impedance mis-match problem
Also, any opinions of the Aleph 1.2s with B&W 801s / 802s.