jshaw1004
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| Wadia upgrade - Levinson or Naim? Check out the testimonies that GNSC has done for Wadia products at http://www.greatnorthernsound.com/testimony/ FYR. | |
| Wadia upgrade - Levinson or Naim? Why don't you give Wadia 861 CD player a try? It seems to meet all your upgrade anticipation. And, one more thing, it builds like a tank. Good luck! | |
| Pre/power Amp Advice Bhouser:Sorry about the confusion. Yes, in my opinion, Pass Labs should belong to a higher league to the others from the list. | |
| Pre/power Amp Advice Ruffway:From your list, Pass Labs basically is not the same league to the others. I used to own Pass Labs Aleph 0, Aleph 2 and now I am using X-600 matching with ARC Reference II tube premap. Pass provides great products and the service as well. P... | |
| Suggested speakers to take the place of Dunlavy Cello Stradivari Master (Dynaudio driver version). I am using Pass X-600 to drive and it is sounding great. I believe X-350 can dirve it pretty good as well. However, Cello is out of business and you will need to find a used pair. Good luck. | |
| Amp/pre amp for Nautilus 801 Pass Labs X-600 (600Wx2) can drive N801 very well. | |
| What's your profession? Age? I am a 39-year-old computer software engineer. Started having this hobby since my middle school year. My first DIY system cost me around $75 25 years ago. The retail value for my current system is around $79K. | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers I would spend more on speakers and power amp basically.My suggestions:1. Speakers: $20002. Power amp: $10003. Preamp: $8004. Digital Source (CD player or Transport+D/A): $8005. Cables: $400I would recommend to purchase mint condition used stuff wi... | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? Not sure if anyone has listed Cello Stradivari Master and Grand version (with Dynaudio drivers). They are great speakers. | |
| Is Nelson's pre as good as his amp ? Ejiif:Don't feel sorry. I couldn't remember all the details either. I actually just pulled out the manual to refresh my memory...I think Pass would recommend to use balanced for his amps, if the balanced input is equipped. You can drop any questio... | |
| Pass Labs ALEPH 5 vs ALEPH 2 I used to have Aleph 0 (75 WPC, 3 gain stages). Now, I own both Aleph 2 and X-600. They are all excellent power amps.Some facts:Aleph 0: 75WPC, mono blocks, 3 gain stages.Alpeh 5: 60WPC, stereoAleph 2: 100WPC, mono blocks, power consumption 300 wa... | |
| Need suggestions for a new amp 200Wpc Used Pass X-350 with price at around 4K will be a great choice. It's 350WPC! | |
| Is Nelson's pre as good as his amp ? The Aleph 2 Owner's Manual says: "For the lowest possible operating noise in any environment, the amplifier is equipped with balancd inputs featuring a common mode noise rejection of greater than 60db". I basically can't find the place in manual m... | |
| Need power amp suggestions for ProAc Response 4 Thanks for your comments, Tpsonic. I am going to use Pass Labs X-600. | |
| Need power amp suggestions for ProAc Response 4 My budget will be around 10K for a used one. I prefer a solid-state power amp, since I have a ARC Ref II preamp already. Thanks. |