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| Pass Labs upgrade? what's the difference, 2 db? Audibility is doubtfulno personal experience though- I run a 250.8 which has power to spare I also own and love the X250.8. I am told that the XA100.8 is better sounding than the XA60.8 even at lower power le... | |
| Pass Labs 150.8 and XP-20 versus PrimaLuna Dialogue Premier HP integrated Thanks for the feedback. I have heard good stuff on the PassLabs 250.8. Especially paired up with SF OlyIII. Curious on what Preamp would fit the best. I have a 250.8 mated with a SimAudio 740P preamp and I think they sound amazing together... | |
| Bryston BDA-3 I had a BDA-1 and BDA-2 and thought they were both excellent.Well before the BDA-3 was released I upgraded my BDA-2 to a Berkeley Audio Alpha DAC Series 2. The Berkeley had more resolution but I actually found it a little too clean (or maybe too... | |
| Simaudio P8/W8 or Latest 740P/860A???? I'm using Shunyata Ztron Anaconda XLR ICs and speaker cable.I find them to be incredibly neutral and resolving. Cheers | |
| Simaudio P8/W8 or Latest 740P/860A???? I had a Simaudio 600I with Revel F52s and loved it.I then upgraded speakers to Magico S1s and found I wanted a bit more power and decided to go with separates. Since the Magico's are very neutral and the Simaudio sound is very detailed and a l... | |
| ARC LS27 vs ModWright LS36.5 for Pass Labs XA160.5's? I'm using Shunyata Ztron Anaconda XLR ICs and 6 ft speaker cable.One of the ICs is yet another extra cost for me, for going with a preamp :(My power cables are all various Ztron Shunyata as well. It took me over a year to find+build the compl... | |
| ARC LS27 vs ModWright LS36.5 for Pass Labs XA160.5's? I would also consider the SimAudio 740P preamp as a good option with your Pass amps. I'm using it with my Pass X250.8 and the two go together very well in my system.I also owned the Pass XP-10 and Hegel P20 preamp with the X250.8 but the 740P wa... | |
| Bookshelf speakers on a budget >> Elac Uni-Fi UB5. Nothing comes close for the money. I just purchased a 'blemished' pair of these from Amazon for $399 and they are amazing sounding for the price. I have them beside my TV up against back and side walls so I can't com... | |
| UPGRADE TIME!! Preamp vs. Speakers??? I can't comment on the difference for the speaker upgrade, but I can comment on adding a 740P to my system. I used both a Pass XP10 and Hegel P20 with my Pass X250.8 amp before getting a 740P preamp and the enjoyment of my system jumped up sign... | |
| best transparent pre amp I just purchased a Simaudio 740P preamp to drive my Pass X250.8 and it is very transparent. I'm more impressed though with the separation and depth between the instruments. I was not really ready for the latter and it is amazing how live the music... | |
| Magico S1 - Dynamics and Amplifier Suggestions >> You need minimal 1000 hours on those speakers until>> you you will yield the full benefits of your investment. Oh, OK; I'm definitely up in the hundreds of hours but not in the 1000s yet.One thing I've noticed with the 600 Integrate... | |
| 2-Way Advice: Magico S1,YG Carmal,Diablo Utopia I just purchased a pair of Magico S1s for my 12x17 room.Previously I was using a pair of Revel F52s. I really like the Revel's but the S1s are definitely a step up in resolution and transparency, as one would expect for the price difference. The S... | |
| Shunyata Zitron ICs Anaconda vs Python I was just going to create a new posting asking for differences between the Python and Cobra interconnects.I have an XLR pair of Cobra along with Cobra speaker cables and I find the sound very neutral and detailed. I also have an RCA Audience Au24... |