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| You've tried other amps and ended with Pass, please discuss I love my Pass Labs Xa100.8 paired with Wilson Sasha. Other combos sound different and have their strengths and weaknesses. Often been tempted to try other amps but I always prefer my own. Recently Devialet caught my attention. Tried the previous... | |
| AMP or Preamp Definitely upgrade amplifier before anything else. You need a high current amplifier cos the Sasha’s impedance dips very low around 80 Hz. I stand corrected on 80 Hz. | |
| Speaker upgrade question - Wilson vs Focal I compared the Focal Scala to Wilson Sasha back to back with the same electronics and room and preferred the the Wilson Sasha. The Focal was too forward and in my face. Actually got a headache within 30 minutes every time I tried over a few days... | |
| Speaker advice for listening to Blues music You cannot go wrong with Wilson Audio. I have the Sasha 1. My favorite genre is Blues especially Blues Guitar. I’ve tried a few notable brands but find The Wilson best for blues and rock | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming I find cd is better than hard drive AND streaming through my MSB Transport and DAC. | |
| What improvements did you hear in going from entry level to high end Audio? More body and detail.louder without any distortion.Natural timbre. Big improvement in bass. Uniform across frequency range. | |
| Best audio companies and dealers I have first hand experience of the ffg: MSB. PASS LABS. WILSON AUDIO. TRANSPARENT AUDIO. All great companies; super after sales service. Need I mention also great engineering and build quality. | |
| New KEF Reference 5 speakers i heard the Kef Ref 5 at 2 different dealers. The second demo was terrible compared to the first which was very good. Different acoustic space and different associated components.my suggestion would be to try replicating the same as the dealer o... | |
| Should I eliminate my preamp? I do not have a preamp. MSB DAC direct into Pass Labs power amp. Previously it was Wadia DAC direct into Pass Labs power amp. Tried many preamps and always preferred no preamp. | |
| Wilson Sasha 2 Pre owned? Do tell which resistors were changed , the reason for changing and whether the new resistors are the same as original. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Consider Wadia 521. It does not have Hi Rez capability hence perfect for Red Book CDs. It is the last of the Wadia models before Fine Sounds took over and has the great Wadia sound. Terrific bass with midrange and tops to match. Solid sound and build | |
| Need advice about upgrading speakers ( it might be the last one i own). I was happy with the A P Scorpio II The Virgo does not the bass ability and the Tempo is just a smaller Scorpio | |
| Who listens primarily to Redbook CD? BTW MSB has designed and built a new proprietary R2R architecture that far exceeds the performance of the original ladder DAC design. | |
| Who listens primarily to Redbook CD? i have Tidal , SACD, Hi Rez on hard drive and red book cd.Red book cds off my MSB transport to MSB DAC sound best to me.i listen to Tidal to discover new stuff and when Im too lazy to pull out a cd. I listen to Hi Rez and titles off my hard drive ... | |
| ATC ACTIVE VS PASSIVE Grills don't look bad. And I listen with grills off anyway |