jahatl513
Responses from jahatl513
| Pass Labs AMP’s- What is the best Pass Amp Sound for You from past 10 years douglas_schroeder - My Sophia II's are single wired, and per your article and in general - [the speaker is single wired, not bi-wireable. So, simply use one channel of each amp for each speaker.Take the single interconnect Left or Right... | |
| Pass Labs AMP’s- What is the best Pass Amp Sound for You from past 10 years Lesonaussie2- Then I have a question. Of the big Pass amps, is there one that shares those characteristics of the XA25? | |
| Pass Labs AMP’s- What is the best Pass Amp Sound for You from past 10 years Douglas_schroeder - your use of one amp..... sounds interesting and I’d like to understand it exactly. Can you elaborate the details or is there a place to read up?? Coming from the Conrad Johnson world. Everything is single ended so initially m... | |
| Pass Labs AMP’s- What is the best Pass Amp Sound for You from past 10 years How about the X260.8 monoblocks???? Has anyone heard them?XA-160.5 vs 160.8? | |
| How do you like your VPI -Classic, Scout, Scoutmaster, Prime, TNT, ? captain_winters so I take it that your $25k Spiral is just too far out of the park to compare but on the other hand you liked the VPI Classic. flatblackround - What arm length comes with the version you own. Thanks for the responses, both of ... | |
| Pass Labs AMP’s- What is the best Pass Amp Sound for You from past 10 years jtucker - Can you comment on the INT 150 sound? douglas_schroeder - I spoke with Nelson Pass when I wanted a First Watt for the Wilson Sophia's and he directed me to the Pass XA-25. Said that it was a mix of First Watt and Pass; something tha... | |
| Conrad Johnson preamp: ET5, ET7 (series 1 or 2) or ET3SE ?? I have owned many. Take the ET5. You should not be sorry if you get it down to $3200. If you are inclined to go ET7 series 1 used. The you get a more complete and tighter bass. The new ET6 or ET7s2. Find the Conrad Johnson Dealer in Tucson Az wh... | |
| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? Jetter, I own an XA25. It’s cheap in that it punchers wY over the specs and is brilliant. I also own their pre XP-22. Have had XP10 as well. Very good equipment. There is nothing bad here. I came from mostly Reference level CJ TUBE equipment. | |
| I’m gob smacked. What were you’re aha moments? My first tube amp; CJ Premier 140,... from McIntosh MC7300. I listened for 4 hours straight. My first horn speaker, the Klipsch Fortee series 2. My first mono block amps, Conrad Johnson Premier 12’s. I sat and listened all day mesmerized by the ev... | |
| Has anyone compared Ayre K-1x to Pass X-1 Annnnnddd back to the question:Has anyone compared Ayre K-1x to Pass X-1?mynquestion to the post: What type of sound do you want from your pre? | |
| Pass labs xa25 amp and BW 804 d3? I own a Pass XA-25. When I bought it I owned a new CJ ART150 stereo tube amp and a CJ Premiere 12 monoblock set up. I’ve had the legendary CJ Premier 350 solid state amp. I drive Wilson Audio SOPHIA II’s. I got here with an XA25 after exchanging e... | |
| Which Amp to complete my system? I would suggest Conrad Johnson tube amps. Depending on your drive needs for the Klipsch you may love a 70 watt amp running El-34 tubes or like I did with my klipsch, run an amp that uses 6550 tubes. I do 100%, second the notion of a Pass Labs XA2... | |
| So I have a DAC; now what Player should I look at? Cheap is not the necessary... I'd prefer it to be less; but I have a top of the line DAC, and set up so I don't want to cheapen the experience; just don't know what to look at. If there were a Mac Mini (Guide to using Mac Mini as a Music Server) I... | |
| So I have a DAC; now what Player should I look at? I’d like it to cost less than $1000 and perform like it’s more than? Realistically I have no idea? A fanless server with upgradable solid state or hard drive. Ethernet connected. | |
| PLEASE match Advice Pass Labs X350.5 (20k) to Hovland HP-100 (2500ohms) Miss-match ??? I had this same burning question. Nelson Pass answered it for me himself. He said the Conrad Johnson single ended triode was an excellent fit for his amps and highly recommended the pairing. Look on the DIY sites where he frequents or email him yo... |