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| Magico Q3's at Goodwin's High End What happened? I thought the Q3 was $34,000. That excellent review in Ultraaudio says it's now $38,950. Did they even deliver any at the lower price? | |
| Pass Labs:What to expect fm XA60.5 to XA100.5 I enjoyed the XA100.5 very much until I bought a new pair of inefficient speakers and found the amps did not have quite the power the speakers needed. So I traded the amps in for a pair of XA160.5's. The result was a more open and effortless sound... | |
| Pass Labs:What to expect fm XA60.5 to XA100.5 Elmerpoh,You never gave your impressions of the new amps. Do you still have them and how do they compare with the XA60.5? | |
| Thoughts of Pass XA30.5, 60.5 I'd contact Pass directly as some have suggested. I'd also request that you post the response in this thread. It's an interesting question. | |
| Is preamp remote volume a deal breaker for you? I'm with Albert Porter. Sound quality first, convenience second. | |
| Most significant upgrade Your question is very general in nature, so this has been my experience:The best upgrade I ever made was to hire a set-up guy who really knows what he is doing. For the a small fraction of my total system cost, my listening pleasure went to a whol... | |
| Magico Q3's at Goodwin's High End Congratulations Suteetat. It's not about the quantity of bass, but the quality of bass that matters. The Magico bass with the sealed, inert enclosures just sounds more like the real thing, IMO. Great detail, very little distortion and great weight... | |
| Magico Q3's at Goodwin's High End Clavil,I compared the Mini II to the V3 in the same room at Sound By Singer in NYC. I much preferred the Mini II, though the amplification was different, so it was not a direct comparison. I found the Mini II to be far more coherent.I've heard the... | |
| Magico Q3's at Goodwin's High End I humbly submit that I think Ebm was being sarcastic in his remark above. I usually find Ebm's comments both funny and pithy.I'm now wondering what a future Magico Q2 will cost and sound like. I can guess what it will look like. CES 2012? | |
| Magico Q3's at Goodwin's High End I think the Q3 retails for $34,000, substantially less than $60K. I too happily live with sub 60K speakers. The Q3 will soon replace the V3. The Q3 is a better speaker, but it does cost about $7K more, not "WAY less money". I'm one of the legacy o... | |
| Want new phono amp, what should I buy? I've got the Pass Xono with the XP20 and XA.5 amps. It' a good match. I've read that the XP15 is better than the Xono and the XP25 is a significant improvement over that. Remember that one convenience of the XP25 is the easy loading via front pane... | |
| Want new phono amp, what should I buy? Swamp,I think I was at that same demo in CT a couple of years ago with those phono stages you describe. I completely agree with your recollection about which sounded best. I would only echo what others have said that each system and personal taste... | |
| SME 312S versus SME V-12 Sutherk,I'm fascinated by your comment about azimuth. I know that properly setting this is critical, but I had assumed that with a top cartridge (cantilever and cartridge aligned and mounted straight) and an arm as good as the V-12, azimuth adjust... | |
| Want new phono amp, what should I buy? You've already got a Pass pre and amp, why not the Pass XP15 or XP25 phono stages? | |
| SME 312S versus SME V-12 I believe Albert bought his 312S for his Technics SP10 project before the V12 was available. I asked him about this comparison a while back and he had not heard the V12 at that time.Mauidj, the 312S has adjustable azimuth by virtue of the fact tha... |