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| Is the Sony xa5400es better than scd-1? Okonrad, I'd be curious to know if you've compared the upgraded output of the 5400 to the Chord 64. Thanks. | |
| Van Alstine? Rpfef, I'm surprised the W4S drove the Hawks without any real problems. As you said, and as we both know, they are a very tough load that hits under 3 Ohms for a good part of the low end. Digital amps typically don't do real well with a load like ... | |
| Van Alstine? Now, I will give my impressions of the Van Alstine 550, current version, as compared to Plinius, Sunfire, Wyred-4-Sound.I was powering a pair of Shahinian Hawks, a difficult load, when I did the comparison. My PERCEPTIONS were as follows:Rp, this ... | |
| Van Alstine? Kristian, I read it when it first came out, and again with the link provided. I'm not discounting it for what it was. Only providing a view based on his amplifiers and preamps. | |
| Van Alstine? Kristian, I haven't heard any of Franks DACs so I can't comment. I'm also not a fanboy. But I'm wondering if in 1999/2000 AVA was probably just starting to produce DACs. While that doesn't necessarily excuse anything, it may be an indication of wh... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound STP Special Edition Vs. Pass X-1 I got my X1 back but I'd been spending a bit of time experimenting with it. Still need more time to burn it in.My X1 actually had a bit more done to it than a simple checkup. The intelligence of Nelson's and Wayne's design became apparent when I a... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound STP Special Edition Vs. Pass X-1 I'll be getting my X1 back from Pass Labs tomorrow. Like you I had considered replacing it, but after I spoke with Wayne and Kent at Pass it seemed like a general checkout and refurbishment might be a cheap way to get it back to its peak condition... | |
| Van Alstine? I don't change amps much. For many years I had a very nice amp that had great smoothness and musicality. Over this time (about 17 years) I had tried many other amps, including a Krell of the time (which doesn't sound like the Krells of today), Mos... | |
| Don't the Pass XP preamps have selectable gain? Hmm, I don't suppose one of them is the mentioning of a mono switch? :-) | |
| Don't the Pass XP preamps have selectable gain? Ah, input level matching. Yes, I understand.Now that you mention it I also seem to recall seeing something about the XP-10 having 0 or 10dB of gain. The online manuals don't seem to have this info.It's too bad Pass / Wayne decided to forego the Mo... | |
| Don't the Pass XP preamps have selectable gain? Hmm, can you provide a bit more info about that? What's the issue? | |
| Don't the Pass XP preamps have selectable gain? Thanks Z. I read the manuals online and they said nothing about adjusting overall gain. What are the values whcih can be selected? | |
| Logitech Squeezebox Touch DAC: How Good? BTW, yesterday evening we have a major shootout with me, Dan and Brent:- SB Touch analog outs (Mac server)- SB Touch digital out to Bryston BDA-1 (Mac server)- Cary 308T cdp player with tube output stage- MacBook Pro USB output to Bryston BDA-1 US... | |
| Logitech Squeezebox Touch DAC: How Good? Art, I posted some initial impressions over on AC in the Bolder forum. Here's the linkhttp://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=79802.msg768829#msg768829The bottom line IMO is that the Touch analog out is very nice but the digital out is the keep... | |
| Pass X1?? Good advice Pete, Mitch, and Curio. |