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| Review: Pass Labs XA160.8 Amplifier Wow. I looked up my old review here to send the link to someone I was corresponding with on another forum, and was surprised to see questions 5 years on. I guess it IS true that everything lives forever on the net :-)To peterayer's question, bo... | |
| The Science of Cables FWIW, these cables have an interesting back story and I'm hearing a LOT of good comments from fellow audiophiles who have tried them on the 30 day free trial that is offered.https://iconoclastcable.com/story/index.htmThe site above has links to th... | |
| Quad 2912 vs Martin Logan ESL 11a I would consider room geometry and how much fiddling you want to contend with to set them up properly. I have heard, but not owned, Quads. I currently have M-L Summit X's, having owned the M-L Odyssey's and Magneplanars in the past. I'm we... | |
| Speakers under $50k that rival $200k+ speakers? A year or so ago, I was at Boulder Amplifier and heard their reference system (and room) built around Stella Grand Utopia's. Easily a > $500k system, not counting the cost of the room. They poured a separate foundation for the listening room,... | |
| Have opportunity to buy BHK 300's or Pass Labs 250.8 for my Thiel 3.7's- thoughts?? Pass amps are in their third generation, designated "point 8," so the stereophile review of the "XA-160" is fairly dated. Here is a more recent, direct comparison of the Pass XA160.8 and PS Audio BHK 300's by Tony Cordesman: http://www.theabsol... | |
| Have opportunity to buy BHK 300's or Pass Labs 250.8 for my Thiel 3.7's- thoughts?? Forgot to mention that Reno HiFi makes a market in demo and used Pass gear (which include current production models). Considering such could move you up the Pass Labs amplifier food chain to a very significant degree while staying within your... | |
| Have opportunity to buy BHK 300's or Pass Labs 250.8 for my Thiel 3.7's- thoughts?? All things being equal, my bias would be towards monoblocks, but why take someone else's word for it? ;-)PS Audio offers free in-home audition of their products if you contact them.Likewise, Mark Sammut at Reno HiFi (renohifi.com) can arrange a ... | |
| Review: Martin Logan Summit X Speaker Sgunther I've not been checking the forums in ages, but to answer your question, the current rake angle is 3 degrees ("a" spikes in front and "b" spikes in back). listening position is 13.5' from the speakers and my chair has my ears 3' above the ... | |
| Review: Martin Logan Summit X Speaker Bdlitzer, I found both the 3.7's and 20.7s to be a far more refined product than what I recalled. However, my last experience was with the Tympani IVa's. My first impression of the 3.7's was that they were a much faster and more coherent Maggie, b... | |
| Review: Martin Logan Summit X Speaker Ack: Thanks. Something to consider. I did modify the XOvers in my Tympani IVa's - had the outboard low pass boxes rebuilt with air core windings and Relcaps. I re-capped the high pass circuits in the high/midrange panels myself, as well as rewirin... | |
| Anyone auditioned Pass Labs XP-30 preamp? Sorry - I don't check the forums all that often, but regarding the SR-2's ...They sounded very good, indeed, but making a direct comparison is tough. The room environment was very different from my own and I was actively focused on the differences... | |
| Anyone auditioned Pass Labs XP-30 preamp? Peterayer, Thanks for your comments. I appreciate it.Given the cost of the XP30 and XP25, I think the biggest bang for the buck would be to trade up to the XP15. Or maybe the XP25 if you spin a fair amount of vinyl. I have not heard both phono pre... | |
| Anyone auditioned Pass Labs XP-30 preamp? I just ran across this thread and thought my past and recent experiences with Pass Labs gear might be of some help.My experience is deep, rather than broad, as I have not had the opportunity to compare Pass products to other gear. However, over th... |