tomcy6
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| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 Unsound, I stand corrected. | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 One more thing, the XA-30.5 has a rather low 20Kohm input impedance on its single ended inputs (30Kohm balanced) so you want to keep the output impedance of your preamp below 2 Kohms single ended and 3 Kohms balanced.Manufacturers seem to rate out... | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 The Pass is marketed as a 30 watt Class A amp. However, it outputs 150 watts into 8 ohms and 300 watts into 4 ohms in class B. So the XA-30.5 could be labelled a 150 watt into 8 ohm Class A/B amplifier with a very high Class A bias. Read the Stere... | |
| Double blind test on Strads I think that most people's judgement is affected if they know what the "correct" choice is supposed to be. It's not that these people are stupid or dishonest, it's just human nature. Perception is affected by many factors other than the physical o... | |
| PS Audio PerfectWave DAC Upgrade Ben, I think that most people would need to hear both versions in the same system and be able to A/B them to get a good handle on the differences between them. I hope that someone is able to arrange this and report on the results. | |
| Classe move to China I have always heard the Lenin quote as, "When it comes time to hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope."He may be right when you consider the technology transfers that we have made to China. | |
| Best Live Album Ever... Emmylou Harris - At The Ryman | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 You can also get a preamp with higher gain so that you get more volume out of your system. c-j and Aesthetix preamps have gain in the 26 db range which is considered high, I believe, if you're interested in tubes. I don't think either has a phono ... | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5 If you're staying in Class A 90% of the time you are OK. Leaving Class A is not going to cause any harm. At 4 ohms you still have 240 watts of Class A/B headroom left when you leave Class A.Some people feel that you need amps with a lot more power... | |
| Muddy Waters Folk Singer Rok2id, there is no original source for any genre of music. It's evolution not revolution, as Duane Allman once said about another topic. | |
| Muddy Waters Folk Singer Sorry Rok2id, Bessie Smith was belting out the blues with a big band before the delta players you refer to had picked up guitars. Delta blues is one subset of the blues but just one. There are many more varieties and lots of good blues still being... | |
| Have digital players improved Digital is improving rapidly and it will continue to improve for years to come. It seems some people don't like that. | |
| Getting started w/ tube equipment I can't point you to a primer on tubes. A good way to start learning would be to read reviews of tube amps, preamps and integrateds, and do searches here and at Audio Asylum for topics of interest.Tubes require a little more attention than solid s... | |
| Rolling Stone Mag 100 Greatest Guitarists I don't know. I think it's fun to read what Tom Petty has to say about George Harrison or Robert Randolph about Duane Allman.I'm also surprised at how much I agree with their list. They are mostly 50s and 60s rock players or bluesmen. My kind of g... | |
| Pass XA Monoblock Amps I haven't owned any of the Pass monoblocks but do have an INT-30A. I think that for the money it would cost to upgrade to the XA 100.5s you could improve the sound of your system much more by getting a new preamp, and be able to change the sound i... |