audphile1
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| Pass Labs XA- ".5" ??? Kevziek is right though, the meter on the XA series is just a "nice-to-have" feature and does not perform any function.On the X.5 series, the meter, when it starts moving, indicates that bias on the amp is going from Class A to A/B operation.My B&... | |
| HiFi-Tuning German fuses opinion In my system with my previous amp when I changed the fuses in it, I noticed such things as cleaned up soundstage, instruments sounding a bit more clear and distinct. Less of a moosh overall. If your system is sonically on the analytical side of th... | |
| Ever notice change in resisitance of vol control? Sure! I know exactly what you're talking about. However, in my system, I've noticed the volume control feel is not dependent on the power cords used. It depends on how much I had to drink. | |
| Morph The Cat-Bass Notes I agree RJA. I also think that in most cases it is a marketing ploy.There really is no way to listen for quality before you buy. | |
| Snap Crackle Pop tubes in the preamp are most likely the cause | |
| Morph The Cat-Bass Notes Fagen is a digital freak as far as I can tell. I like Morph The Cat and I do agree the bass notes go low, but overall the recording is pretty digital sounding. I wouldn't call it artificial, but listening to it a lot, over time it becomes obvious ... | |
| Best cables to use for Pass Labs equip I'm using Acoustic Zen Silver Reference MkII from cdp to pre and Matrix Reference MkII from pre to amp. All XLRs.AU24 speaker cables, although I would suggest something better, may be Acoustic Zen Double Barrel or Purist Aqueous Anniversary speake... | |
| CD problem with transport. Please help try one of the photo lens blowers and blow the dust off. Easy does it. But don't lubricate the rails. When the disc spins it may smear the oil all over the place. | |
| ARC CD-2, dac or player upgrade? are you running CD2 balanced into your preamp? ARC usually sounds best balanced. I compared it directly with the Bel Canto DAC2 and even single-ended I preffered ARC. It layers the soundstage better and overall was more refined. The CD3MkII is an ... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso compatible with Pass amps? Rhythmace4218, e-mail Pass with all the specs for your preamp and asked them if there may be any issues. They're pretty good responding to e-mails.Calypso has 29db output gain, which may be pretty high for the Pass amp. I have adjustable gain on m... | |
| ARC LS 25 Mk 11 Bypass Stevecsi, please do. Curious about LS-26 in general. | |
| Do i/c's on a component affect overall system ? do a blind test. have someone disconnect the ICs from the tuner and listen to your cd player. If you can identify 100% when they are plugged in, then it affects the sound. Some preamps leak from one input to the other, so if you have a tuner on an... | |
| Shouldnt you match tube with tube ? There are number of reasons. I can think of a few reasons I don't have a tube amp.I have considered a tube amp before, but....1) My speakers are difficult to drive. An all-tube amp that can properly drive my speakers is expensive.2) The hassle of ... | |
| Will leaving an amp powered-up all the time... Overhang, I personally don't consider the amplifier warmed up if it is just being left on. Doesn't matter on for 3 days or on for 3 weeks. It will not sound the same as if it had played music for 2 hours. With your amp it makes very little differe... | |
| Is an IPOD hi-fi? Ferrari, you are making good progress. |