pwhinson
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| Is there actually a difference? There is no doubt in my mind that I could tell the difference between the Pass labs amp that is my main go-to amp and my previous go-to amp the Aesthetix Atlas. There are of course amplifiers that sound very similar. That would not be those two.... | |
| Ps Audio BHK preamp Vs ARC best preamps I'll add my vote to at least trying the DSD direct into your power amps regardless of your amp choices. I'm still getting over the fact that for me, the DSD sounds better run directly into my Pass amps rather than through my existing preamp (whic... | |
| Integrated Amp to match with Magico A3 If you want to warm up this very analytical speaker I second the occasional suggestion in the thread that the new Pass .8 stuff might well be a good choice. Their INT-250 (current version) is absolutely awesome although not 100% class A at full p... | |
| The big DAC decision I had an opportunity to audition the Ayre QX-5 Twenty DAC/Preamp and was underwhelmed. Next to the Directstream it sounded very very digital to me, with the digital "glaze" imparted to the sound. The Directstream at this point is my number one pie... | |
| Streaming Quality Test - Lumin U1 vs. PS Audio Direcstream DAC vs Bridge II I've been going back and forth between the bridge and the usb input fed by a microRendu and LPS-1 and while they are very close, I think I prefer the sound through the usb input. The difference I'm hearing is a little bit more tonal density and l... | |
| PS Audio uber dac I haven’t tried the Yggdrasil (I do hate having to type that) but am considering getting one in to try on a trial basis. Of course there IS the "restocking fee" they charge so they don’t make it easy the way PS Audio does and I do like the Directs... | |
| DAC/Streamers Under 10k - Mytek, PS Audio... +1 on the directstream. Believe it. | |
| The big DAC decision I second your choice of the Directstream. I haven't always liked everything PS Audio has done but the Directstream while not entirely unique is simply incredible. Alternatively Meitner, or EMM Dac 2. Directstream units can often be found new fo... | |
| Thiel Owners I've lived with the Pass Labs x150.8 on my Thiel 2.4s for a little over a week now and I am absolutely astonished at what a change this has wrought, both over the Bryston 4b3 which I had for a little over a week and my long term reference, the Aes... | |
| Thiel Owners Well after listening to the Pass 150.8 on my Thiel 2.4s all weekend it still seems true that the Pass is a little thick in the lower midband (kinda like me) during orchestral swells. There's that little bit of homogenization there but on everythi... | |
| Bad experience with Red Dragon Audio Shortly after I posted this the refund arrived ... actually pretty quickly. Responding to my messages would have prevented the previous post. Good service and quick refund otherwise so if you're tempted to give it a try, go for it. | |
| Thiel Owners For my Thiel 2.4s with an Aesthetix Janus front end: I received a Pass x150.8 yesterday and I have to say this amp and the Bryston 4B3 are entirely different sonically. The Pass is very liquid, three dimensional and palpable whereas the Bryston ... | |
| Bryston or Pass Labs I received a Pass x150.8 yesterday and I have to say these two amplifiers are entirely different. The Pass is very liquid, three dimensional and palpable whereas the Bryston is very analytical and revealing. While the Pass also retrieves a HUGE ... | |
| Thiel Owners Dsper...what was your experience with Hegal amplification? To ameliorate your excess high energy at high volumes have you experimented with sitting a little bit farther out from your speakers? In doing so you may want to eliminate any toe in whic... | |
| The Music Room So far they've been really pleasant but they have Paypal as a credit card processor rather than having their own merchant account with FirstData. Normally this isn't a problem but it delayed my order because PayPal couldn't add my credit card and... |