Did the PSBs ever have the vitality you want, driven by any other amp? If so you know they can do it,. Now you have to decide whether you want to design the rest of system to get that out of them. I went through that with some Focal Electras and was quite happy with the result. It literally to years of trial and error to get there though. If you haven't heard them do it in another system then I would ditch the PSBs, and go on the "perfect speaker" hunt. The bane of all audiophiles known to take down even the high and mighty.
PSB Synchrony One Speakers and Pass XA30.5 Amp
For a while I've been driving a pair of PSB Synchrony Ones with a Pass Labs XA30.5 amp (and Pass XP-10 preamp) and I find I'm still fussing over the sound. This combination seems to lack liveliness on most recordings, and this observation seems at odds with the descriptions I've read here about the speakers' character. I'm wondering if this pairing is just not suitable? I listen to a wide variety of music but mostly jazz, classical and choral. I'd like some suggestions on other amps that might do better (greater liveliness) with the Synchrony Ones than the XA30.5. My room is roughly 24' (L) x 10' (W) x 16' (H) with the speakers firing down the 24' dimension although I can only sit 6-7 ft from them.
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