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Recommendation for a highly resolving amp

I have Don Sachs 2 tube preamp driving Pass Labs X350.5 driving Sound Lab M545 ESL speakers. I like the sound very much, but when I went to hear my friend’s Spectral system (driving Quad2912 ESL) I realized my system can benefit from having a higher resolution amp. Spectral amps need all Spectral preamp/cabling, which would be quite expensive. What would you recommend?
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This one is super easy to figure out!
If you want to be 100% sure it’s the amp, connect your Lumin directly to the X250.5 using XLR or RCA interconnects and use Lumin volume control.
My money’s on the preamp as a culprit. 
Pass Labs amps and preamps are very transparent and resolving. I used to own Pass X250.5 and I am pretty sure the amplifier isn’t your issue.

Btw what cables are you using?
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