Pioneer M-22 or Pass Aleph 3?

M-05

But both are great amplifiers.

Peter

Thanks !

As to the Aleph 3 being a classic, I think if I'm not mistaken that Stereophile said this amp was so revolutionary for its day that they would have to reshuffle the whole A-rated Amplifier section of their rating system as this was so good it disturbed all previous ratings given to amps at over 10X the price.

(And Nelson typically only had one very small ad and I don't think it even ran in every issue, so don't give me any nonsense about its all about the ads! It might be some of the time, but this time it was about the amp :) .)

Lightminer,
You are so correct. I'm glad you chimed in. It was considered the best amp at the time by many. The Aleph series sound right.
Thank you!

Dear Peter, When you mention an "M-05" amplifier, are you referring to the PIoneer Exclusive M5? If so, can you tell me what you know about it? I have a chance to purchase a pair of Exclusive M5a monoblocks but no chance to audition them, as they are in Japan. From what I can read on Vintage Knob, they should be/have been extraordinary. The M5 and M5a appear to be identical save for the fact that the latter offers balanced inputs.