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| pass labs xa30.5 vs aleph 3 Yes, like Earflappin, I too did the XA30.5 versus Atma-sphere M60 "test", in my case with the Merlin VSM-MXe. There is no doubt that the Pass are the best SS amps (Aleph, Aleph J, and XA30.5) I have heard, yet it was not a difficult decision to ch... | |
| RIP - Richard Brown, BEL I'm very sorry to hear of his passing. This is one amp that was always on my short list of "must try", but it wasn't the easiest product to find or audition. It must be one heck of an amp, you don't see many folks that owned one letting it out of ... | |
| Best Tube Preamp with Phono under $2000 ? Anu, any comments so far? | |
| Monitors Merlin TSM-MXE or ? Love the Merlins, but I'm not sure your amp would be suitable. I would discuss that with Bobby at Merlin. | |
| Best Tube Preamp with Phono under $2000 ? A used Audible Illusions 3A should be on your short list; not much more than that new. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps Has anyone tried the SED 6as7? How does it compare to Ralph's Chinees tubes? Anyone try 6080s? I'm using GE 6080s and it sounds wonderful, but want an extra set of 6as7s for backup. | |
| the smoothest sounding speaker The speaker that I have found to strike the right balance between resolution and smoothness is the Merlin VSM-MXe. The other speaker that seems to be as good are the various speakers I have heard from Verity; if I didn't own Merlin, that would be ... | |
| Pass Lab XA30.5 with Totems Fatcataudio, I do understand what you are saying, and it certainly is a consideration, there are certain amplifiers that have a certain kind of performance that is very appealing, I think the Pass XA30.5 wo uld be a very good example, SETs and OTL... | |
| Newbie - Which USED Amp & Preamp for under $2500 Kurt_tank advice is priceless. If you are going to invest in your system, settle on the speakers first or you will start going around in circles; the speakers will then inform your amplifier options. I think your current speakers are not suitable ... | |
| Pass Lab XA30.5 with Totems I agree with the speakers being the starting place for building a system as it defines the basic sound and then sets the parameters for the amps that can best drive the speakers. Some speakers narrow the choices considerably, especially if your pr... | |
| Pass Lab XA30.5 with Totems If you love the amp, and it doesn't quite work with the speakers (you may be fine), it is certainly an amp worth building a system around, it is a great SS amp. It was extraordinairy with my Merlin VSM-MXes, but still preferred an OTL with the spe... | |
| Pass Lab XA30.5 with Totems I think this amp is very "conservatively" rated. I still think you would want a bit more power for the Mani-2, but that doen't mean it wouldn't work fine under most listening conditions. I would as the folks at Pass, they should give you straight ... | |
| Most musical integrated amp you have heard? A lot of good ones on this list. I wish I had more time to spend with the Jadis 30 & 60s. I found the Ars Sonum Filoharmonia to be exception with my Merlin speakers. It is tubed and only 30 watts, but with an easy, tube friendly impedance load... | |
| Good SS Amp for Vandies 2 Ce That sounds like a really good move, at least before considering an amp change, it will be a big change for the better in almost every way. If you do look to make a change down the road on electronics, you might want to consider the Ayre gear whic... | |
| Good SS Amp for Vandies 2 Ce The monoblock suggestions is a good one, not sure why, but I think the Belles in mono put out 4x the power than in stereo. I guess I just think you've got something good and I'm not I would make the amp change. If I were you and the room permits, ... |