pistha
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| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? @medwardo - I have the X250.5 driving my sophia 3s and have the itch to move to an all class A. Even though the X250.5 offers the first 25W in class A. I spoke with Pass and they didnt think highly of a move from the 250.5 to the XA30/60.5. They d... | |
| Which would you choose; Pass 250.8, arc 75SE or luxman m900u? @guyl - good to know you found the move from X250.5 to Ref 75 rewarding! Perhaps I should consider that move. I spent so much time talking to ARC and Pass before I made the decision to pair my Ref 5 SE with the X250.5 I was initially discouraged b... | |
| Which would you choose; Pass 250.8, arc 75SE or luxman m900u? OP: I have the ref5se paired with a pass x250.5. Awesome details from arc matched with the fast and deep x250.5 - I am in heaven! I’ve pondered an all arc system - but fear it might be too clinical. | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 SE ting noise thanks! that makes me feel better! i have another issue i could use help with. I notice on this pre-amp that it makes a rather audible hissing noise on the speakers when i use RCA connections. When i switch to XLR - it goes away. Both RCA and XLR ... | |
| Audio Research Ref 5 SE ting noise you were spot on George! A slight flick pretty much reproduced the issue. I had the dealer send me some new tubes. While the new tubes (Sovtek 6H30P) arent as bad as the old ones (Electroharmonix) - they also make that noise. I am wondering if the... | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? I recently auditioned the LS28 and Ref 5SE at a dealer. All else (Wilson Sasha DAW, kimber cables, arc ref250 amps, Linn akurate source, room position) remaining unchanged - the ref5SE offered a marginal improvement in presence, weight and sound s... | |
| DAC's....Ayre versus PS Audio @reruam - what did you end up getting? I just got the DSJ on the 30 day trial. I am just a few days in on the burn-in and the unit is starting to come alive. @ toddcowles - what was your experience with the DSJ? I never was a big believer of burn... | |
| PS Audio Stellar vs. Classe weakref - its never a bad idea to hook up speakers to more powerful amps. the speakers will only draw as much as they need based on your listening levels. supplying less power than speakers are rated for may result in clipping - which is lot more ... | |
| McIntosh C2300 noise @kalali - that was the first thing i tried - while it makes the needle jump - it doesnt change the noise - frequency or pitch. Am gonna try borrowing some tubes just to rule out tubes | |
| McIntosh C2300 noise ^^^^^^Excellent question. grrrr | |
| McIntosh C2300 noise If you are using the main single-ended outputs to your amplifier, try using one of the other outputs and see if there is a difference. @bondmanp - yes - i tried Outputs 1 &2 with same behavior. Differ with you on calling McIntosh - i get very... | |
| McIntosh C2300 noise If you had no sources or amp connected to it, how could you hear the buzz? Is it a transformer hum from within the preamp itself? the YT video shows no source connected but amp and speakers connected. buzz goes up and down with volume on phon... | |
| McIntosh C2300 noise It was a Glade Plug In air freshener. I tracked it down to an apple tv being too close to the preamp I moved the 2300 to a different room - no sources or amp connected - still same behavior. Infact I used the dedicated refrigerator AC line ... | |
| McIntosh C2300 noise I do use Tele NOS in line stage. The line stage makes a very very low pitched buzz which isnt really a big deal when i start playing music. I tried moving the Teles to the phono section and still see noise shoot up with the meters dancing like in ... | |
| Mcintosh 452 vs Pass Labs XA 30.5 one thing about pass that makes it a pleasure to own is their phenomenal customer service. i own a mac c2300 pre and the pass x250.5. So i call both companies every once in a while. Pass treats me like a prospective customer every single time. Mac... |