Take my suggestion with a grain of salt, however, I own/owned many Pass amps and have had a Ref 75 in my system as well. I have never heard the parasound you mention. I suggest the AR ref 75, you will love it.
enjoy,
Jose
enjoy,
Jose
Used ARC Ref 75 versus new Pass XA 25 versus new Parasound A21+
Here's my situation:
Have cobbled together some left over gear for a second system at my mountain cabin. At minimal cost (bought most of the stuff many years ago and since upgraded), the gear is as follows:
Totem Rainmakers on 24" stands
Late 70's Pioneer PL600 turntable (the good one) with a Hana EL cartridge
Naim CD 5 player
Classe Audio DR5 II preamp
Adcom 555 amp (original version)
Cogelco/Monster assorted cables
My thoughts are that the weak link is the amp, by a considerable margin. Need to find a versatile amp that will improve the sound without breaking the bank. The above choices are available to me at $3K to $4K and while all would work any thoughts on which would be best?
I thought about even less expensive options used but then again want to make sure an upgrade is achieved - otherwise I'd just keep using the 555.
Thanks for the input.
Have cobbled together some left over gear for a second system at my mountain cabin. At minimal cost (bought most of the stuff many years ago and since upgraded), the gear is as follows:
Totem Rainmakers on 24" stands
Late 70's Pioneer PL600 turntable (the good one) with a Hana EL cartridge
Naim CD 5 player
Classe Audio DR5 II preamp
Adcom 555 amp (original version)
Cogelco/Monster assorted cables
My thoughts are that the weak link is the amp, by a considerable margin. Need to find a versatile amp that will improve the sound without breaking the bank. The above choices are available to me at $3K to $4K and while all would work any thoughts on which would be best?
I thought about even less expensive options used but then again want to make sure an upgrade is achieved - otherwise I'd just keep using the 555.
Thanks for the input.