yakbob
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| Pass Labs AMP’s- What is the best Pass Amp Sound for You from past 10 years I've owned a Pass Labs XA30.5 the last couple of years.I like it mainly because it got me off the amp merry go round and had great synergy with both my vintage KEF 107s and more recent Spatial Audio M3s. The only other amp that came close to the 3... | |
| Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time" Good God how I love that the Tekton posts draw out the sensitive haters on this board. If Tekton's only disruption in the industry is another 5000+ post thread on this forum, then I wish them all the luck in the world. | |
| Marantz 7T recommendation @rbtstock, I own a 7T that I bought on a local craigslist that would not power up. I brought it to Mid-Hudson Hifi in Florida, NY. They did a full recap, and replaced the red power light with an LED.They did a fantastic job, and the unit has been ... | |
| Yamaha SACD players I have the cd-s2100 and its been in my system a couple of years.Its a quality piece of gear all round. Well designed, build quality is excellent, and the sound quality is fantastic. I'm surprised there is not more buzz around these units. I think... | |
| Tekton OB Sigmas Lula, I own the M3 Turbo S (purchased in August with their 60 day in home trial). The risk free trial is what pushed me to go for it. They are a great all round speaker but can be picky about placement (at least a couple feet from the front wall, ... | |
| Spatials = Done for now! Agreed on the distance between the speakers simao, mine have about 4-5' more distance between them than my last speaker pair. | |
| Anybody else using AV880x as 2 channel preamp? To clarify, the MX-119 and MX-120 are the same analog circuit as found in the C45 (when used in analog mode) since both lack the C46 equalizer function. RonC has mentioned this in a few threads on audiokarma, where there is some great discussion o... | |
| Anybody else using AV880x as 2 channel preamp? @tomaswv , I use multichannel pre with success in my main system. It's a McIntosh MX-120. The analog section is essentially a C46 preamp, so it offers the flexibility for HT and critical 2-channel listening. I've since moved away from HT altogethe... | |
| DAC upgrade I wonder if you even need to spend your full budget to achieve hapiness.I was searching for a tubed DAC to add to my solid state system over the last few months and considered the Jolida for its attractive price. While reading some of the other fo... | |
| Spatials = Done for now! I own the Spatial M3 Turbo S as well, and am completely satisfied with their performance regardless of price. The sound is quite addicting, and I'm listening to music more than ever. When you look at it on paper (open baffle, pro drivers, reasonab... | |
| Warmer sounding Solid State If you're committed to a new amp to achieve the results you're looking for ( priced lowest to highest):McCormack DNA 0.5Jeff Rowland Model 2Pass Labs XA 30.5 None offer monster truck power, but are terrific sounding amps that lean in that directio... | |
| LS50 Wireless fail, or is old gear that good? Sorry to hear the LS50s didn't work out for you. I've not heard them, but have read a lot of positive reviews.I don't think it's a matter of good vs. bad, but a lot modern components are built for user convenience (streaming, wireless, small, narr... | |
| What speakers are you running with your Pass Labs XA 30.8? I'm not attempting to steer you towards the Spatial's...which I tried only because of the reviews I had read by owners and the fact they have a generous in home trial period. I thought if I hated them, I could always send them back. Instead I find... | |
| What speakers are you running with your Pass Labs XA 30.8? I've paired my Pass XA30.5 ( hey close enough 😀) with the Spatial Audio M3 turbo S.I would suggest a high efficiency 4ohm speaker to keep the 30.8 running in class A the majority of the time. I'm really happy with the Spatial/Pass pairing. Full, l... | |
| KEF KUBE between Ayre preamp and amp? I own a pair of 107s but not the associated Aye equipment.Why not try it out? It's just a couple of connections and should only take a few minutes to determine if there is any loss in sound quality.Resist the urge to sell the Kube if you decide no... |