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| Okay I Bought the Magnepan 3.6's I think the Pass 150.5 could definitely do it in your room. Depends on how loud you play your system. The difference might come down to the fact that the 150.5 would be out of class A into class AB, while the 250.5 might stay in class A, though if... | |
| Okay I Bought the Magnepan 3.6's I should know, I have one and use it myself with my Maggie 3.6's. Really plenty of power, and the sound is, I think, superb, not much different than, or maybe identical to, the Pass 250.5's.The thing with the Pass 150.5 is that it's not really 150... | |
| Are all Coax digital transports the same? Agree with Kijanki. But also, you might try a glass Toslink, which is far far far better than the plastic Toslink junk. If you have a Toslink that doesn't say it's glass, then it's certainly plastic. Some think a glass Toslink equals, or even exce... | |
| Best USB DAC under $1000 Has everything you need, and more. Most likely under a year old. Superior to any of the lower priced dacs. | |
| has anyone compared Nordost Frey ICs vs Valkyrja Someone above stated that Valkyra's were similar to the current Heimdall, and any of the newer Nordost line is superior to any of the old line except Valhalla.Quite frankly, that is just not so, IMO and some friends, and we have had just about all... | |
| Best Amp with Magnepan 3.6's Pass Labs. Some friends and I have had several amps with Maggie 3.6's (and before that, 1.5's and 1.6's). The Pass Labs, in no special order, were the X150.5, X250.5 and X350.5. All 3 were excellent in bested the others in every category, in our o... | |
| OPPO 83 and Benchmark DAC 1 Mjcmt,In response, I think this forum is to provide additional information, experience and insight, and not simply provide one word or two word replies such as "good", "not good", etc. Hence my reply, which also included the comment that the DAC1 ... | |
| OPPO 83 and Benchmark DAC 1 Sorry, the Oppos are ok transports but nothing more. I tried a 970 (or 980?) a year or so ago with my Benchmark DAC1 and it basically matched an older Sony NS 500 sacd/cd/dvd player ($225) I also use. But, no way did either the OPPO or Sony produc... | |
| Pass Amps Class A operation As an owner of a Pass 150.5, it transitions from Class A to A/B at 15 watts. It's just as Studio 68 said above -- the needle doesn't move in Class A, and moves up from rest when the amp goes to A/B.So, the answer to your question, since you alread... | |
| DAC1 Pre or DAC1 USB with Passive? In my experience, the DAC1 (latest model but not the USB or Pre) used as a preamp was superior to my Reference Line Preeminence 1, Series II, one of the best passives ever made (maybe the best). That really surprised me, particularly since the DAC... | |
| Good $250 Power Cord In reply to Mrjstark: Pls. read my post. I said "I found..." That means I was giving my experience, not making a categorical statement. Hope this clarifies it. | |
| Good $250 Power Cord Highly recommend Shyunyata Copperhead (used for $210-$240 or so, versus new for $500). Outstanding cable that I found blows away anything else in its price range, or a much higher price range. | |
| Nordost Speaker Cables Yes -- works really well. With Nordost, I had used two separate runs of Blue Heaven to my speakers (i.e., double-biwired). BIG improvement over just using one run in all categories. Really, much better. Nordost itself had said using two runs of BH... | |
| Best power conditioning under 400 bucks I've found the Shunyata Hydras to be amazing -- very substantial improvement in sound. Hydra 2 used is $250 but only has two outlets, though you can add a double plug or power strip with great results. Hydra 4 is around $500 used, I believe. Shuny... | |
| What components are manufactured in the U.S.A.? Also include (surpised no one mentioned them so far) Pass Labs, Shunyata Research (cables except for Venom, and I believe all the Hydras). |