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| Pass Labs XA-25 vs XA-30.8 amplifier Oh and I normally don’t listen at loud levels, but want to have something in the tank for when the Tympani’s bang out their part.😁 Thanks again. | |
| Pass Labs XA-25 vs XA-30.8 amplifier Hey all, I have a pair of Sonus Farber that are rated @91dbs. SF say they need 50-450 watts. How do you think the XA-25 would do with the Amati G5’s. | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy Just saw a Phono preamp yesterday cost $80,000. I asked my wife if I could get it and you’ll never guess what she said. Then I told her it was used and only selling for $40,000 and this time she didn’t say a word, but the look in her eyes spoke v... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Mal Waldron, Jimmy Woods & Pierre Farber, Blackberry Glory (Live) ”1971” | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? So if I took a $5000 speaker and used the exact same design but used film capacitors instead of polypropylene capacitors, would I hear a difference in the sound? Same question but change the dollar amount spent on the parts. Say the $500 crossove... | |
| Finally up and playing @adamgrosser27 Congratulations on a putting together a great system. | |
| Thoughts on using the DAC in my oppo 205 with a CD Transport. @gakman When a CD sounds bad, does it sound bad the next day? How does it sound? The reason I ask is maybe it is the transport in your 205. But, the DAC in the OPPO is getting long in the tooth. I have the CDT 6000 and can only imagine the 700... | |
| Tune of the Day Miser Ten Percent. https://youtu.be/7VAA7M5nXx8?si=i9pncfQaV8q6yHHD | |
| What does your DAC sound like I still have a Denafrips Pontus ll. It’s been everything I’ve wanted in a DAC. R2R for this guy. Maybe someday I’ll move up the line. | |
| Jazz for aficionados Listening to Sharel Cassidy, Gratitude. (2025) I noticed it had Christian McBride on bass, so I thought I’d check it out. Good album. Here’s a taste. https://youtu.be/Dc90pyyqK-Y?si=EPwV9_JagIv2RgqY | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The 2012 Remaster. One of my Desert island 10 albums. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Dead Can Dance, Anastasis. (2012) | |
| How good is the crossover in your loudspeakers? @russbutton There’s no doubt that an active crossover is better than a passive one. But why then do so few active crossovers exist? And why do so few speaker companies even offer them? I have an old ARC crossover that I had set at 100hz and it... | |
| Input output cable question I’m using a decent USB cable because the person I spoke with at Aurender said my N200 was designed to give its best sound quality using USB. Having said that, I have never tried Coax. | |
| Jazz for aficionados On an Absolute Sound review, Tom mentioned an album he liked. AirHodouk, by the Hadouk Trio. (2009) It’s not what I’d call traditional jazz, more Mediterranean. If you’re looking for something different, check it out. |