eril
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| Have Linn Classik, upgrade to int amp & cd? Naim? Different beasts! Naim and Linn are far apart.Naim is fast, rhythmical - certainly not bright.Linn more accurate tonally. A more precise sound.Look at Cairn Fog CDP and 4808A Integrated - discontinued so good deals going. Best of both worlds I found. | |
| What Difference between Pass X150.5 and X250.5? Latest in from Nelson Pass: "The X250.5 and 150.5 differ in power supplies, output stage size, and bias. In these amplifiersthe first few watts are single-end Class A, and they leave push pull Class A at something like20 watts and 40 watts peak re... | |
| What Difference between Pass X150.5 and X250.5? Info just in from Pass.Per channel continuous: X150.5 10 watts X250.5 40 watts X350.5 50 wattsWith higher instantaneous peaks. teajay - thanks for your thoughts. Auditions are impossible for Pass, Herron and Placette here in N.Z. I have heard seve... | |
| What Difference between Pass X150.5 and X250.5? Thanks again Teajay.Yeah I sort of appreciate the difference in the Class A stuff. I live in New Zealand. We get stuff all here so I import. The Cairn Fog 2 CDP and 4808A were my first venture into good audio. Loved it so now moving up. Started wi... | |
| What Difference between Pass X150.5 and X250.5? Thanks Teajay.I am currently using a Cairn Integrated Amp (first 10 watts in class A) with my Jean-Marie Reynaud Evolution 3 speakers. 88db sensitivity - easy to drive but do better with high current and high damping factor. The speakers are well ... | |
| SS Int Amps, $1500-5k choices ?? Bryston was uneven. Plinius powerful, very smooth but not good for rock ( a bit slow to my ears). Cairn 4810 quick and sweet. Naim quick but a tad grey sounding. Vecteur I6.2 lovely and powerful. Look at Audia Flight One too. | |
| Reimyo CDP 777 It's the best bit of audio gear I have ever heard! I had no intention of spending that sort of money - but hell, when you fall in love, money is irrelevant.Compared to Naim CDS 3, Wadia 861 - just no race. The Reimyo is just totally musical and ba... |