@richdirector, ill be powering my new Ardens with the Pass xa30.5 and will let you know how it goes once they're broken in.
Eric, The 30.5 got me off the amp merry go round. How it pairs with the Tannoy Arden remains to be seen. I lean towards efficient speakers (Spatial Audio M3, Gemme Tanto 2, KEF 107) and prefer higher quality watts over quantity.
Amps I've owned that I could have lived with forever include the McCormmick DNA 0.5, and Jeff Rowland Model 2. All three of these amps brought excellent synergy and sonic joy in my system at different points in my journey. If im playing this game right, that should be the only thing that matters.
Demo if you can. You'll find synergy eventually.
Eric, The 30.5 got me off the amp merry go round. How it pairs with the Tannoy Arden remains to be seen. I lean towards efficient speakers (Spatial Audio M3, Gemme Tanto 2, KEF 107) and prefer higher quality watts over quantity.
Amps I've owned that I could have lived with forever include the McCormmick DNA 0.5, and Jeff Rowland Model 2. All three of these amps brought excellent synergy and sonic joy in my system at different points in my journey. If im playing this game right, that should be the only thing that matters.
Demo if you can. You'll find synergy eventually.