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| Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc By any chance has anybody compared the XA100.5 to others in the XA.5 family, specifically for cases that don't have possible power shortage? There is just no way that Pass Labs intentionally designs their mid-level amplifier to be better than the ... | |
| Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc Hce4, could you elaborate as to why Pass Lab prefers the XA30.5 or XA100.5, while discourages you from getting the XA 60.5? Thank you. | |
| Why are most High End Amps class A Kirkus, perhaps Nelson Pass refines Class A amplifier design to a higher level, but the fundamental Class A characteristics that I currently experience, wrote about in this thread and elsewhere is the same thing that Redwoodgarden and numerous aud... | |
| Why are most High End Amps class A My days of sampling different amplifier classes are over. I don't want to knock anybody thus won't mention various equipment brands. Yet I can tell you that through the years I listen to equipment from a lot of major brands. None of them remotely ... | |
| are all amps equal Keslerd, you'll be surprised at the wide range of price for interconnects, speaker/power cables and vibration isolators. Price to performance relationship tend to correspond much better for equipment than for these peripheral items. It might save ... | |
| Why are most High End Amps class A Kirkus, you are assuming rational thinking, whereas audiophile is a hobby. A hobby involves high-drive passionate pursuit for the best quality, such that other considerations seem far remote. For audiophile, that means getting the best sound for w... | |
| are all amps equal I'm a little late joining this thread. At any rate regarding comment on sacrificing clarity for a little more bass, perhaps getting speakers that have their own powered sub would help. Enough people would probably say why don't I crank up the sub ... | |
| Why are most High End Amps class A My hunch is Kirkus is probably right. In practically all Audiogon discussions to bridge tube and SS amplifiers, Pass Lab is mentioned. I know the XA.5 delivers just what people have talked about, but they are expensive. It thus leaves the question... | |
| Why are most High End Amps class A Kijanki, could you please explain about the phase shift in a bi-amp setup? Are you saying that different amp has different timing as to when the music is projected out? | |
| Why are most High End Amps class A Gp_phan, if you can wait and save an additional $1000, and do some bargaining (at the $3000 range) on a used Pass XA30.5, then I know you will get that good Class A sound described in Audiogon. The XA30.5 works well with smaller speakers. It can d... | |
| Matching Amp to Wilson Sophia 2 Madfloyd, for the long term it would serve you well to get Pass XA100.5 if that is what you already have in mind and already listened to them. The actual necessity is more of whether you need the XA100.5 or the XA60.5. I have the later but I liste... | |
| Matching Amp to Wilson Sophia 2 In my opinion Pass or Ayre would work well with any Wilson Audio speakers, but particularly stand out with anything below the Wilson MAXX. Sophia and Watt Puppy are good for precision. Pass or Ayre would compliment them for the body, depth and ope... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? I did listen to Clayton's at a show. It blends in among the good amplifiers. It's interesting to note that big players have not caught on to Class A in big ways. May be they figure the R&D it takes to compete against Pass take so many years th... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? It would be nice to know of non-Pass Class A amplifiers that perform well, and why so. Bearotti asks about Krell. At this point I am curious in just about anything Class A. The whole discussion thus far is very helpful to me as a Pass XA60.5 owner... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Kijanki, this waiting does happen during the day, on the weekend as well. You are correct about me being picky. Yet it seems that if I want to get the typical benefit of class A, I'll have to wait. Otherwise it sounds closer to my former class AB ... |