willrich47
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| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? I thought I would follow up to give some closure to anyone reading this down the line. I always like to hear how people’s decisions turned out. Hopefully you do too. I purchased the Tekton Double Impacts, largely due to the advice I got from memb... | |
| Any Tekton users in UK??? @singintheblues I just purchased a pair of DI’s a couple of months ago. They are the best speakers I’ve ever owned. They need at aleast a month of break-in for the bass to come in, and they are very “directional” speakers. By that, I mean the treb... | |
| What is the best way to tame a slightly bright speaker? @tomcy6 I use a BAT 51se for my preamp. I think the sound is just slightly dark, and would offset a pair of slightly bright speakers. I found mine used for about $3K. | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? @tjassoc I agree with both of you on the power conditioner. It’s definitely on my wish list.I’m in the middle of a new home build right now. One thing I wanted in the home was dedicated 20A circuits for the stereo. I even increased the amperage of... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? @david_ten thanks for the report on the exact system I want to upgrade to! When I visited Tekton Design, they had their DI’s set up with a tube amp. The logo said “Raven” on the front, and it appeared to be using a pair of EL-34’s for each channel... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? @tjassoc I’ve read your last post a few times. I’d love to get my hands on a set of 200.5’s. Every review I’ve read makes me think those are THE amps to own. Perhaps even over the 200.8’s. Thanks for the insights. | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? I live not far from the Tekton Design home office. I went in today to have a listen to the Double Impact speakers. At first listen, these were incredibly detailed speakers that had most of the improvements I was hoping for in an amplifier upgrade.... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? Wbud, thanks for the advice. I thought Mark at RenoHifi’s unsolicited reference to that review was interesting as well: “Terry London's review says that the X-250.8 and XA-60.8 sound "the same." I don't agree that they sound the same, but they a... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? @tjassoc thanks man! The comparison is helpful. There are so many opinions out there, some informed, some not, it’s difficult to know for sure without hearing. At this stage I think it best to aggregate the opinions I am getting to make that infor... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? @bobheinatz honestly, that is really the heart of the decision I am making right now. I’ve got a pretty good offer on the X250.8 that I am interested in taking. But for the same out of pocket price, I could also get a pair of Tekton Double Impact ... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? I used to own the XA30.5; it was a great amplifier. It replaced my Decware Torii Mk IV, which I was sure, was going to be my ‘terminal amp.’ When I got the XA30.5, I thought I was taking a huge chance on it. I didn’t expect it to perform well agai... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? @jl35 how are the mids and highs on the X250.8 compared to the XA30.8? | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? @hk_fan You’re not wrong. Indeed, that is how my current setup works. I have an SVS SB-16 picking up the lowest frequencies. Part of getting a sub integrated is making it not call too much attention to itself; just picking up the frequencies that ... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? @browndt that amp is also intriguing. There’s one listed on Audiogon right now. Do you have personal experience with those two amps X350.8 and X250.8? | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? @twoleftears I was once intrigued about that particular amplifier. I asked Mark at Reno Hifi about it, and he indicated that the 30.8 does just about everything better than the XA25. Though admittedly, I haven't compared the two. I did own the 30.... |