Lordrootman,
Your decision of the Aleph First Watt is a good one. Too bad about no xlr input. I had a Pass Labs Aleph 30 and it had balance inputs and was a very good sounding class A amp.
But I have to say that the tube amps I’ve had since then sound much better at low volumes, which you mentioned is important to you. So I’d look into a tube amp w/ balanced inputs if this is a factor for you.
Your decision of the Aleph First Watt is a good one. Too bad about no xlr input. I had a Pass Labs Aleph 30 and it had balance inputs and was a very good sounding class A amp.
But I have to say that the tube amps I’ve had since then sound much better at low volumes, which you mentioned is important to you. So I’d look into a tube amp w/ balanced inputs if this is a factor for you.