glennewdick,
Thanks for your Service.
Thanks for your Service.
Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used.
Nightfall-Timing indeed. Wondering if the preamp is the LS-27? When I auditioned and purchased my ProAc's I listened to them with Ref75SE/LS-27 combo, and then Reference 5 preamp. The Reference 5 was great, but at $5K more I had a difficult time justifying the purchase. That's just me, though. I currently have the Ref75SE/LS-17SE driving ProAcs D30R's and in the near future will upgrade to an LS-27. |
FWIW, great results powering my SF Oly 3's with a Pass X150.8 stereo amp. Tubed pre: First Sound PD mk III with dual power supplies and recent S upgrade. I just don't believe you can go wrong with either the Pass nor the First Sound. Absolutely dead quiet background; full, coherent, musical, linear, detailed and emotionally engaging reproduction. Adding a second power supply to the FS was a game changer: tighter, deeper bass, plus a bigger soundstage. |
nightfall, here is a thread discussing the Pass Labs, VAC, and other amps that might be helpful. best of luck: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/vac-200-iq-vs-ayon-orthosii |