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| What Integrated Amps have the sonics of Separates? The PASS INT-150, SimAudio I-7 and BAT VK-300xse are all nice sounding and moderately powerful Integrated Amplfiers that are reasonably priced at around $7K (msrp), with that said none will get you off the "amplfier merry-go-round" as mid-level se... | |
| Krell KAV2250 to Pass X250 ? I agree with Roor, I also had the Krell KAV-280p & 2250, this combo had plenty of power, but sounded dead/monotone and one-dimensional when directly compared to PASS & BAT Amps on my Wilson Audio Sophia Spkrs. If cost is an issue, then I w... | |
| Krell FPB 400CX vs PASS LABS X-350.5 I found the PASS X250.5 to be noticably quite superior to the Krell FPB-300cx when compared side-by-side. I would assume that the same would go for the next models up. The PASS X.5 series is 5+ years newer than the old Krell FPB series. I found th... | |
| WHAT'S THE BEST SOLID STATE PREAMP FOR $3000 ?? Bob_reynolds - The PASS X1 was in production for 10-years (1999 2008) over this long production period improvements were made to both the Control Unit and Power Supply. I owned - at the same time - an early-version of the X1 with the small pow... | |
| WHAT'S THE BEST SOLID STATE PREAMP FOR $3000 ?? Last year, I upgraded from the Krell KAV-280p to the PASS X1 (with full power supply) and there was no comparison - the X1 was simply in another league, I was suprised at what a difference a Preamp. could make in my System. My Amplifier was and st... | |
| wilson The PASS X250.5 sounds great with the W/P7s, with plenty of power. The MSRP is close to the XA30.5 The XA30.5 was under-powered on my Wilson Sophias, I went with the X250.5 + X1 (preamp.) and have been very happy with the results. | |
| What's a good upgrade from a Krell 300cd cd player Zieman: I recently purchased a used Standard MKII here on Audiogon for $1,800- and had it upgraded by Krell to the MKIII version for $700-, shipping to the Factory was $30- and Krell paid the return shipping. The whole process took approx. 3-weeks... | |
| amp for low volume listener w/ wilson audio sophia I recently moved from Krell to Pass Labs X1 & X250.5 to power a pair of Wilson Sophias, and have been very happy with the change. I've also heard this PASS combo powering a pair of Wilson W/P 8, and it too sounded excellent. PASS Amps seem to ... | |
| Krell SACD Standard v DVD Standard CD replay The sonic differences between the SACD Standard and KAV-280p are not subtle, the Standard is superior in every way, plus it plays SACDs. The KAV-280cd has been out of production since 2002, which is way too long by today's digital standards. The c... | |
| Best sounding Krell ? Stevecham: Comparing the KAV-400xi to the KCT/FPB-400cx is silly...come on now...the Krell Employees and Dealers that I know, wouldn't even go there. The KAV-400xi is an OK Int. Amp., it does not represent the current "state-of-the-art for solid s... | |
| Best sounding Krell ? The KAV-400xi is a decent Int. Amp., but cannot compare to the FPB-300cx or even the KAV-2250. When in direct comparison to a good Preamp./Amp. combo, the KAV-400xi sounds dead/lifeless/boring. The KAV-280p/KAV-2250 is a decent step-up. The KCT/FP... | |
| Bell Canto VS Pass Labs Maybe in terms of overall power, but definately not on sonics. The PASS X350.5 and X250.5 are both considered state-of-the-art solid-state stereo amplifiers, and imo sound better than any of the top-rated Class-D Amps that I have heard. My experie... | |
| Pass Labs amps. Help me choose. I recently auditioned the X350.5 against the X250.5 , and the X250.5 had more than enough power for my Wilson Audio Sophias in my relatively large room. Unless your Speakers are very difficult to power and/or your room is very large, save the mone... | |
| Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 5.1 or.. Ckoffend's comment of "My feeling is that the Sohpias are the entry into the Wilson sound, taking one only part of the way." is complete nonsense. Wilson Audio does not make a Speaker System that is partially complete taking one only part of the ... | |
| Best Integrated Amp? Help... The Krell KAV-400xi is in your price range, and worked very well for me, when I had my B&W N804s & N803s. This is a nice sounding and powerful (400-wpc>4-ohms) Integrated Amp., with excellent bass extension. It was in my B&W System ... |