gsmith5
Responses from gsmith5
| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? Inna, I have a Pass Labs XA30.8 amp and a Pass Labs XP-20 preamp. They are great. The amp is a bit heavy 100 lbs, being class A it puts out a little heat. I don’t run my amp 24/7. 1 hr warmup is all that’s required for excellent sonics. I have no ... | |
| Is anything better than the Accuphase T-100? I’ve owned the following fm tuners:Accuphase T-100, T-109V, T-1100Sansui TU-717Kenwood 600TFor the money I really liked the Sansui TU-717, that would be my recommendation. | |
| Which would you choose; Pass 250.8, arc 75SE or luxman m900u? I have the Pass Labs 30.8 amplifier (class A) and it sounds great for the pop and jazz music I listen to. If I listened to classical music I would probably own a tube amp. | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B ThereBill Withers - Use Me | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? My current speakers Proac D30R are the best speakers I have ever owned. They have great midrange. Takes time to break them in to hear their full potential. | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! If the CD player has digital outputs, the best bang for the buck would be to add an upgraded dac | |
| Speaker suggestions I would talk with Decware since they make high efficiency speakers also. Their website says they offer 30 day free trials on their speakers. | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! Go To Audio shows large and small and begin listening tests a $600 ticket and $500 room is small price to invest in a $20,000 decision | |
| Opening a can of worms If you have run a test and drawn conclusions, why are you asking for others opinions. You are wasting other people’s time | |
| Isolation feet/cones for PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC I’ve tried herbies and DH cones. I recently switched to mig 2. The music seems more lively with the mig 2s to me. | |
| GoldenEar vs Dynaudio vs Nola vs ProAc vs Everything else. I have Proac D30r in a 13x18 room with 8 ft ceilings, they sound excellent, their strength is mid range. Based on your room size I would think you would have to go up to Proac D40r which have an additional woofer. | |
| Bryston or Pass Labs I’ve owned both a Bryston amp and a Pass Labs amp and prefer Pass Labs, I visited the Bryston room at RMAF 2017 and it confirmed my change to Pass Labs XA 30.8. | |
| Underspent on speakers relative to overall system? I don't think you can use cost %. All I know is I had two different pairs of speaker monitors on stands, one pair with a sub woofer. I was not satisfied until I moved to floor standing speakers Proac DR30. | |
| Spend more money on the amp or the pre-amp? I would go on ebay and buy a nicely maintained Japanese receiver from the 1970s such as Sansui, Kenwood, Pioneer etc. | |
| Power Cord with great tone I have had good success using power cords from PS Audio. They are well built and have some engineering behind them. Paul McGowan at PS Audio indicated to me that the most important power cord is the one going to your power center.Option 1 (no powe... |