Question from a Poor Pass owner

Peter @ PassLabs...didn't you tell me that Nelson said his Alephs stabilize acoustically after only five minutes? (And to NOT bother with power cord upgrade?) Hmmm... Owners report anywhere from 20 minutes up to...phew--TWO DAYS (?), with most saying an hour. My pair of 2s eat up 600w at idle, so that's about $525/yr 24/7, so I'd like to know when thermal equilibrium occurs with the Alephs, and whether that's well-correlated with onset of "best" sound. Thanks, Peter. Ernie in Boston

Interesting, Sean. I had asked Pass Labs how the ADCOM preamp Nelson designed compared to his Aleph P, and was assured that since Pass had no control over the engineering and manufacture of the pre they doubt it'd sound comparable. I bought a used P and LOVE the way it mates with the 2s. I of course leave the P on 24/7, but you really think I should be an energy hog with the monos, huh? Well at least winter's coming! Anybody else comment on Aleph warm-up phenomena? .........John 1: don't forget to use Vermont Grade A--I tried the more-flavorful B but found it gave too much of a "burnt caramel" coloration to the upper mouth-range (sic)!