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| Would Like To Hear From Strain Gauge Owners Vetterone,Please let us know where we can read what really happened in your listening room. I, for one, am now quite interested. Having kept up with this post over the last few days, my thoughts about the SG have gone back and forth. I've never he... | |
| Would Like To Hear From Strain Gauge Owners I do not own a strain gauge cartridge and know very little about the technology, but I'm interested in the product because it has received some good reviews and I've read comments from many happy owners. I'm considering replacing/upgrading my Sumi... | |
| mono versus stereo ampflication I believe the Pass INT 150 is based on the Pass X150.5 (or X150)amp and the new Pass XP-10 preamp, not the XA.5 amp. As such it switches from class A to AB. There are some very positive reviews out there. I own the XA100.5 monoblocks and think the... | |
| What is your dream turntable? Have the SME10 with SME V arm and would love to have the SME30 | |
| What's the Best LP You Bought in 2008 Ray Brown/Duke Ellington "This one's for Blanton" 45RMP. Amazing bass and piano sound. | |
| Magico V2? I saw that ad too. It looks like the V3's baby brother, ie. a floor standing 2-way for $15-20K. But this is just a guess. I'd love to know more... We may just have to wait and see. | |
| Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around I would second Pass Labs. There is a full range of power and price points. The XA.5 sounds very sweet, doubles output into 4ohms and, I've read, reminds many listers of tubes with the control of SS. | |
| Pass Labs Aleph P power cable I used the XLR 1M Truthlink from Harmonic Technology and then upgraded to the Magic. High value and sounded great. | |
| From LP12 to where...? For ease of set-up and ability to keep its settings, I would recommend a SME model 10. It sells for about $3,500 used and is an excellent value. You can upgrade the arm to a SME IV or V later and get truly great sound. Very reliable. There are man... | |
| Review: Pass Labs XA-100 monoblocks Amplifier Teajay,That is an excellent review. I just upgraded my XA160s to the new XA100.5s and couldn't be happier. I just posted a review. I too find these amps very smooth and natural sounding. The .5's ability to double power at 4 ohms really helps driv... | |
| Preamp recommendations up to $2000 For $2000 used, I would suggest the Pass X-1. It is extremely neutral and quiet, though I haven't heard it with the Edge amp. There are a few reviews online. | |
| Best looking Amp/Preamp/Integrated? One of my favorites, though highly controversial, was the Aleph design by Nelson Pass. Large cube surrounded by black heat sinks. "Form follows function" to an extreme. One either loved them or hated them, but they were instantly recognizable as P... | |
| Leave solid state amps on? Or turn off everytime? My Pass Labs XA100.5 manual states "when not actually intending to play music the amplifier should be left in standby mode, where it draws only a few watts of bias on the output stage." I turn my amps on (via front switch)about an hour before I pl... | |
| Most transparent amp you've heard? I agree with Tvad, Pass Labs XA100.5. I've had five Pass amps over the years starting with the Aleph 3. The new XA.5s are the most neutral and seem to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the rest of the system more than the earlier designs. | |
| Pass Labs Power Cord I had the Pass Aleph 2's (then XA160's and awaiting the new XA100.5's). I replaced the stock power cords with two runs of 15' of JPS Labs in-wall cables wired directly from separate 20amp circuit breakers, through the floor, to high quality Furute... |