peterayer
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| Pure Phono Preamp I would suggest the brand new Pass Labs XP-15. It has adjustable gain via dip swithes on the rear. I believe it has balanced outputs and it costs under $4K new. I have the older 2-box Pass XOno and it has balanced outs. It is very quiet and close ... | |
| Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc Sorry Tvad,I misunderstood you. I thought you owned the Andra II and were considering which Pass XA.5 to buy. Sorry for the confusion. | |
| Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc Hello Tvad,That's hard to say. My gut says that the XA60.5 will be enough to drive the Andra II (89dB and 6ohm nom. load?) if the music is not too dynamic or too loud and the room is not too large. But that is a lot of "ifs". My Rosa is not as eff... | |
| Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc Madfloyd,How about posting some pictures of that awsome system of yours? I agree about the power of the XA100.5. I have Eggleston - 87dB, 4ohm min. - and they easily drive the speaker. The meters have never moved. They control my speakers much bet... | |
| Tracking error distortion audibility Dertonarm,I understand your simple and accurate description of tonearm geometry very well. Thanks. It really does make sense, and perhaps SME made this mistake back when their arms were originally disigned. My only point is that once an owner know... | |
| Tracking error distortion audibility This discussion about the SME V arm and overhang adjustment is interesting and somewhat confusing. I had the same conversation with Yip of MINT LP. I had to supply the arm to spindle distance as specified by SME, the arm pivot distance to the cent... | |
| Egglestonworks Andra original versus Andra-II Mpit,I have the Eggleston Rosa. I'm curious, how would you describe the differences between the Andra II and the WP7 and Sophia 1? Thanks you for any information you can share. | |
| anybody have a doshi pre to audition? Swamp,I sit corrected. Dan_ed does have one, and I thought that is what you meant by naming the members in your posting all of whom have a Doshi except for me. I should read more carefully. I'm getting to the point where I may need bifocals, espec... | |
| WHAT'S THE BEST SOLID STATE PREAMP FOR $3000 ?? I agree with Aljordan. I just heard his H2O Fire and Pass XP-10. They both sounded great, and quite similar, connected to my Pass amps. You could maybe find an XP-10 for just over $3K used or contact Mark @ RENO HIFI. He often has good deals on de... | |
| anybody have a doshi pre to audition? Swampwalker,Unfortunately, you are mistaken. I do not own a Doshi, but have had the pleasure of hearing one at Doug Deacon and Paul's house and MadFloyd just brought his to my house for an audition. It's a very good preamp, but I am currently enjo... | |
| Is Jim Smith's Book"Get Better Sound"Best Book ? I learned a lot by reading the book. The biggest sonic improvement was the result of his tip to buy a laser measuring device to confirm that each speaker was exactly the same hieght, that each speaker was toed-in exactly the same degrees and that ... | |
| Tracking error distortion audibility Axelwahl,I just finished re-aligning my Air Tight PC1 in my SME V arm using the MINTLP TRACTOR. I learned much in the process. First, contrary to what I've read about the SME V, cartridge zenith is slightly adjustable. When I noticed through the 1... | |
| Pass Labs XP-10 & XP-20 preamps Alan,I thank you and greatly appreciate your very thorough and well-written comparison between the two preamps. And in response to my simple question. Thanks for the effort. I had not heard of the H2O Fire and as Muralman1 writes so favorably abou... | |
| Personal amp evolution Aljordan,I would be very interested to read your impressions of the H20 Fire and the Pass XP-10 in your system with the Pass amp. Thanks.Peter | |
| Eggleston Works Rosa Crossovers? Anyone familiar? I own the Eggleston Rosa and love them. You must have gotten a great deal as these sell for about $3500 used here on Audiogon making them a great deal. Considering the time and expense of drivers and crossovers, it would be hard to save money rela... |