cal3713
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| Pass XA 30.5 with Revel F 208 ? Also, just saw this on another (active) thread about your speaker...03-12-14: BbybaudioRicred1,Thank you for your post. I was concerned that the Snappers (100WPC Tube) may not be enough, but found a review that drove the F208s with 60WPC Tube. | |
| Pass XA 30.5 with Revel F 208 ? I drive a pair of Thiel 2.4s (Impedance: 4 ohms nominal, 3 ohms minimum. Sensitivity: 87dB/2.83V/m. Recommended power: 100400W) with that amp, and even though I got a lot of shit for doing so, it sounded quite a bit better than a Pass Labs X250.5... | |
| Any opinions on the Mcintosh Mc 402/352 Not sure if it was a match issue or what, but on my Thiel 2.4s, the 402 was completely outclassed by a Pass Labs X250.5 and an XA30.5. No competition at all... and I bought the amp from someone who had loved it on the same Thiels. | |
| Rogue Apollo v. VAC Phi 300.1a I just wanted to say thanks to Musicmann1. That was an extremely useful and fair evaluation. Much better than the usual, my current gear is leaps and bounds better than anything else dribble. Great to read, as I've got some Thiels I'm considering ... | |
| Who did hear the new Pass Labs .8 series amps? Cal3713How do the XA30.5's compare to the XA60.8's?~~~~~~I wish I knew, unfortunately I haven't heard the new series. I just thought it was worth noting that the X250.5 was already bested (in my opinion) by a comparably priced amp in the XA.5 series. | |
| Who did hear the new Pass Labs .8 series amps? I own a pair of xa60.8s. LOVE them. I think they do everything better than the x250.5, which was my previous amp.~~~~~~~~~~To be honest, I pretty much thought that about the XA30.5 vs. the x250.5. The later was a little better in the bass though. | |
| Small System Rebuild. Need Integrated Amp I would recommend a Classe CAP-151 for that price-range. I had one and absolutely loved it (before moving to a Pass INT-30A). The previous owner felt the same way... just a really great piece of gear. Seems like they come up here at a decent clip.... | |
| Pass First Watt models ... confused Abrew, you should just email Pass... always informative and accurate comments from them. | |
| Speaker imaging It's quite simple really... your brain has an easier time seeing and hearing things that don't actually exist when there are fewer cues in the environment that suggest the hallucination isn't real. Reduce those cues (by removing light, taking off ... | |
| Pass Labs Point 8 Series info I'm with Unsound that it's hard to call $85k a bargain. That said, Nelson Pass is also perfectly happy to help you own his amplifiers at the cost of parts. You just have to make them yourself... and he'll literally help give you advice while you d... | |
| Best universal remote control? A second vote for the Universal remotes. I got an MX-450 and absolutely love it. Setup can be a pain, but it's worth it. They perform exactly like they should. In my current setup anyone can grab the remote and learn to control everything within 1... | |
| What to do with old Thiel CS-2s Given that I was forced to ship a 2.4 mid/tweeter driver back to Thiel for a full rebuild (rather than being able to purchase a new one), I highly doubt that they have any have anything for the 2s still sitting around. | |
| How To Get The Best Sound From Pandora & Rhapsody? So, from the responses so far, it appears that the summary answer is quite simple... buy as good of a DAC as possible. The only other issue is that you might also reclock your digital signal pre-DAC with one of Steve's devices (or alternatives). A... | |
| Thiel 2.7 VS 3.7??? I've only heard those speakers on different systems in different rooms at RMAF, but I own the 2.4s and will upgrade to the 3.7s in the next year or two. Perhaps it was the room, but the 2.7s just didn't seem like a substantial upgrade. I actually ... | |
| New Thiel Speakers - Post Jim Thiel Era And I was just wondering why someone called Tim answered the support e-mail when I asked for a new tweeter/midrange assembly for my one of current 2.4s. Glad I didn't open with the usual, "Hey Gary," |