Anyone auditioned Pass Labs XP-30 preamp?

>>08-05-12: Audiozen
The idea that we stick to the past designs of 35 years ago is silly.<<

For example vacuum tubes vs. solid state and analog vs. digital?

Yeah, that's silly.

Audiofeil..where is your brain?..I think you have too much mold in your bong. I was referring to solid state only relying on solid state engineered designs 35 years ago. I never brought up tubes vs. solid state. Thats another subject.

hi has anyone compared XP-30 with JF Corus? i know of there is a price gap between them but it's not that big. just would like to know their sonic difference, if which one is more relax & sweeter, the leading edge attack and high's extension, which has more air around the notes etc.. thanks

Audiozen,

I'd be very interested in auditioning the P-30, or hearing it at a dealer.
When I go to the Hegel website, they don't even list their U.S. dealers.
Not a good business practice, IMO.
As long as they do business like this, they won't get an appreciable part of the U.S. market, no matter how good their gear is....

hi Audiozen, your emphasis on feed forward tech is noted here. could you describe more about sound character of P-30 or Hegel's "house sound"? i heard Amphion Argon speakers before so it's easy for me to relate your experiences.
If compare to ayre KX-R preamp, would P-30 be similar? as you had mentioned full, controlled & organic with 3D space, i assume it has more air and good at presenting complex orchestra passage without compressing musical notes, that would certainly come with excellent transparency right? higher octave is smooth without harshness, attack & transient of highs also have clean leading edge without roughness. is that the benefits of feed forward? i'm getting interested, thanks