hardball
Responses from hardball
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? You know, @wolf_garcia , it is good to learn I am not going crazy hallucinating: it is a huge relief to hear from you I am not the only one who was just amazed with the sound transformation when switched from SS to Tube! With your years of experie... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Thank you very kindly @wolf_garcia !I never believed tubes can be superior to transistors in Hi-Fi realm because they are "prehistoric", "archaic", etc. You name it... A friend learned I am on the market for a quality power amp, and was kind enoug... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Thank you very kindly @wolf_garcia !This is totally unexpected: "... millions of guitar amps out there use FAR more tubes than hifi ever will..."! I must confess I had no idea tubes are still in use by musicians, i.e. professionals who can obvious... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Thank you very kindly @wolf_garcia !My "cave" is only about 14x14x9 and I am concerned about it being overheated. Hence, requirement for a SS amp.Is there such a thing as fully balanced Tube power amp within my price range? How often is it require... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Thank you very much @cal3713 ! For me it is a huge difference: $3300 at Reno and about $2700 at US Audio Mart. My problem is that not many sellers are willing to ship to Canada...Could you please give me your suggestions on solid-state power ampl... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Thank you guys!@cal3713 I understand if XA30.5 can happily drive speakers with 87dB/2.83V/m Sensitivity, and Recommended power of 100–400W, I should have no problems with my Monitor Audio RS6. Most reassuring!"Left the amp on 24 hrs a day..." in s... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Thank you ALL very kindly!Sorry to bug you again... Could somebody please comment on the XA30.5 headroom? From Stereophile's measurements: "Ostensibly a 30Wpc class-A design, its measured performance reveals that it can actually deliver clipping-f... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Thank you all very kindly!I can only dream of Ayon Titan... @4hannons, would you agree XA30.5 (much less powerful...) is also capable of driving RS-6 nicely?@steakster, do I understand you correctly there is no need in external forced air cooling ... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5 in my system? Thank you very kindly Karl!It is VERY important for me to learn from a Guru my components are compatible with XA30.5. Quite frankly, I was a bit worried my speakers with their "real” sensitivity of only 87.40 dB, 1 meter/2.83 volt input (averaged ... |