pubul57
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| favorite pass amp? Have any of you had a chance to compared the Aleph J with previous Alephs and or the XA series. As a point of reference I use Joule LA 150-MKII which can drive fairly low input imepdances and Merlin VSMs which efficient (89db) and have very linear... | |
| Anybody ever audition the Pass XA series amps? Wanted to revive this thread as I too am interested in the answer, especially compared with some tube amp alternatives. I currently use a CAT JL2. | |
| Review: Convergent Audio JL-2 Tube amp Any recommended small tube rolling experiences with the CAT amps? | |
| Red Wine, Patek, Audio Zone and Atma Sphere Another SS you should consider, though you would have to buy it used is First Watt (Pass) Aleph J or the F4 model. Can't say you will like it better than your Atma-Spheres, but I find them very, very enjoyable with my Merlins and my other amp is a... | |
| Best Integrated Amp Of All Times? The Ars Sonum Filaharmonia is the most suprisingly good amplifier (integrated or separate) I have ever heard. With only 30 Watt (25 Class A)it is limited to 89db or higher speakers with benign impedance loads. With the Merlin VSMs it sounds very c... | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum Ok. I have regained my sanity - I'm not selling the CAT JL2. I was so in love with the Ars Sonum, so overwhlemd by how good it is and enjoyed it so much I thought I would just get rid of the CAT. I was wrong. Not about the Ars Sonum, I love it, it... | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum No sophiscated isolation, I have a two shelves (Maple Wood) on a rack with a sandwich between them of cork and rubber (like the Mapleshade stuff). I also use Herbie tube damppers on the small tubes, but frankly, I can hear the difference. If there... | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum But that gold matches the Merlin brass rods so nicely. As far as I know, the SE version in the lastest version; some modification made in the course of Bobby's discussion with Ricardo. | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum There is an ARS SONUM up for sale at the moment. If you don't want to wait months to get one.... | |
| First Impressions of a First Watt - the Aleph J Wow! That is some statement given the reports on how good the Tom Evans Linear A is. What is interesting to me is that I very much like the Ars Sonum and the Joule/Aleph J combo and they sound quite different - that suprises me a bit. | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum I'm afraid I have to nominate the First Watt (Pass) Aleph J for inclusion in the stupidgood list - apparently Stereophile got it right a few years back in their review of the Pass Aleph 3. This too is a "low" power, 30 Watt, Class A amp, and it is... | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum I'm guilty. | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum The need is gone. And the CAT is too good, and too big to be ignored. The Joule is staying though as I try some SS amps - just got the Pass Aleph J. | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum I'm selling the CAT. My listing should be up shortly. | |
| Ideal Volume level Thanks Davemitchell, I finally understand the mystery of volume control settings and why there use to be a "sweet spot". |