madfloyd
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| BAT VK-600 vs Pass XA100.5 Much better (to my ears).In comparison, the Pass don't control the woofers of my Wilson Sophia 2's as well. The Pass is much warmer sounding and rolled off on top.The Bat is a tad less smooth in the highs, but much more airy, the bass is tighter a... | |
| BAT VK-600 vs Pass XA100.5 I did. :-) | |
| Joule Elektra 150 MK ii v Jeff Rowland Synergy 2i Slighly off topic: any benefits in the upper frequency range when going from a LA-150 SE to LA-300? I know the bass is supposed to be much better and it maybe just a tube characteristic in general, but I yearn for more highs & air. | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best Spatine, are you saying you use power conditioning on your Pass amps and can actually hear a difference? | |
| Wilson Sophia 3 Thanks for the post, Prdprez.Any difference in bass?What electronics were used? | |
| BAT or Pass With My Sophia 2s? What Tvad says is true. If you go with the Pass, you need to be careful to find a preamp (that you like) that has low output impedance.I'm picky about preamps and I've gone through several in the last couple years. I have no experience with any of... | |
| BAT or Pass With My Sophia 2s? Meant to add that if you're going with a tube pre, the Bat would be the one I recommend. | |
| BAT or Pass With My Sophia 2s? I have both: a pair of Pass XA 100.5 monoblocks and a VK-600SE.My speakers are Wilson Sophia 2. Preamp varies between SS and tubes (I'm still searching...)Both are great amps. The differences to my ears:Pass: - Better midrange- Thicker, more tube-... | |
| Pass XA30.5 enough power for Wilson Sophia 2? Tvad,Since you have a lot of experience with tube preamps, can I ask you what you like the best, and which ones have good bass?So far I have been disappointed by all that I have tried, but other tab the two we already discussed, the only others I'... | |
| Pass XA30.5 enough power for Wilson Sophia 2? Thanks for correcting me. I haven't had good experience driving the Pass with tube preamps. I've tried the Cary SLP-05 and the Audio Valve Eclipse and the low bass is rolled off. It's one of the reasons I got the Bat.I'm currently auditioning a Re... | |
| Pass XA30.5 enough power for Wilson Sophia 2? My understanding is that a 600 ohms preamp impedance output (like the Ref 3) requires an amp with 60k input impedance. | |
| Pass XA30.5 enough power for Wilson Sophia 2? A lot of (most perhaps) preamps have output impedance that is too high for the Pass. | |
| Pass XA30.5 enough power for Wilson Sophia 2? The Pass is warmer in the midbass and midrange and slightly smoother in the top end. It's a beautiful amp in almost every way, the only issue I had is it didn't have a firm grip on the woofers of the Sophia 2.With the Bat, the bass is tighter and ... | |
| Pass XA30.5 enough power for Wilson Sophia 2? I have just switched from Pass XA100.5's to a Bat VK-600SE with my Sophia2's as the Pass\Wison combo didn't satisfy in terms of bass control (on the sloppy side with Pass).I'd be leery of using a 30.5 unless I listened very quietly. | |
| Great Monitors Joseph Audio Pulsar ? I was floored by these at RMAF. Absolutely gorgeous midrange. If I was looking for monitors, these would definitely be on my shortlist. |