swede58
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| Are Pass Labs XA60.8 mono amps enough? @audiophile1 I’m using X260.8 monos with Wilson Sabrina that are notoriously difficult to drive and I almost never see the bias meters move, which means I’m in the 35w Class A range. 34 class A Watts into 8 ohms and about half that into th... | |
| Looking for a CD / SACD player. Also, tell me about Esoteric Regarding Esoteric's packaging, current models are shipped double boxed in extremely strong cardboard boxes. However, they are heavy machines and ultimately, if shippers want to destroy something, they will. Yes, my K-05XD arrived on a pallet... | |
| Looking for a CD / SACD player. Also, tell me about Esoteric Esoteric has a new generation of players out. The K-01XD and K-03XD have been upgraded to SE designation. I don’t know anything about how the SE players sound or if the K-05XD and K-07XD players will also be upgraded, @tomcy6 The K-05XD debuted... | |
| Looking for a CD / SACD player. Also, tell me about Esoteric K-05XD is Esoteric’s entry level SACD player ($12k) I bought one last year, great cdp! | |
| Shocked. Need Opinions. How muck power do I need? @ssg308 Yes If you have fairly efficient speakers. I heard the Pass int250 on a pair of Diptyque panels (87db, 6 ohms) and the meter was bouncing all over the place at normal listening levels. | |
| Shocked. Need Opinions. How muck power do I need? @ssg308 The 250.8 does approx 16 Watts peak in class A into 8 ohms and half that into 4 (according to Pass) | |
| Help me understand the current amp market Gryphon Diablo 333? I would love to try the Gryphon Diablo 333, but it's a bit out on my price range, @josephp732 You might consider a used Diablo 300. Still a great amp. | |
| Help with XLR ICs. @ryder I’m also interested in the Tyr2. I compared a Shunyata Alpha v2 XLR ($3500) against my Synergistic Accelerators between my Esoteric K-05XD and Diablo 300 and preferred the $1200 Accelerators. Very system dependant. | |
| Help with XLR ICs. @audphile1 I’m interested in the Tyr2 XLR. How would you describe the bass, is it on the lean side of neutral? I tried the Shunyata Alpha v2 XLR against my Synergistic Accelerators but found them too bright and they also lacked bass impact. | |
| Magnepan “X” upgrade program @arnold_h I’m curious as what they could be upgrading as to almost double the cost of the speaker? The MG___x program The general idea is to take the existing design of a given speaker, and simply, almost one-for-one, replace all of the c... | |
| Accuphase Experiences @rsf507 +3 My experience with Accuphase (E800, A48) is that they are ”polite” and uninvolving. | |
| Esoteric K03XD the line is going through a new se update @audiotroy The K-05XD was released a year ago and already an se-update???!!! | |
| Esoteric K03XD Anyone compared the K-03XD to the K-05XD? | |
| Have Luxman 509x. Considering Pass Labs INT-250 or Dan D’Agostino Progression Integrated @eclumsden Get the new Diablo 333 (with phono stage module) and be done. | |
| Anyone bought a Gryphon Diablo 333? @nyev I will probably get a chance to hear them side by side when the importer gets the 333, hopefully very soon. They also have the Essence, Antileon and Mephisto. In my part of the world the 333 is almost 50% more expensive than a D300 and th... |