Rhea vs Pass XP-15

Quite a big price difference between the XP-15 and XP-25 too. It would seem the XP-15 is the better value, true?

I own the xp-25 and have listened to the xp-15 for a couple of weeks at home.
The xp-25 is comfortably better sounding than the xp-15.

Downunder, could you elaborate on the different sonics between the 15 and 25?

Hi Peter.

I used to own the Xono and it is a great phono.

Differences between xp15 and xp25 was more realistic and musically satisfying in every music cliche, depth, soundstage, extension, focus etc a c.
Most obvious is the sense of urgency or vibrancy when music is played, but never sounding hurried or artificial. A sense of ease and control at the same time.

Only downside is the xpo-25's susceptibility to power supply interference. My cj GAT with its large pose transformer made life difficult with him coming through the speakers. With some component moves and the xp25 PS being as far away from the control unit as the cable is has given me silence.

It has been too long since I had the Xono for meaningful comparison vs xp-15 however from memory that ease of delivery seemed to be there with the Xono.

If I was in your shoes and looking at upgrading your phono worth Pass, the xp-25 would be the only option to consider.

Thanks Downunder. I appreciate your perspective. The XP-25 and XP-30 are certainly on my list for the next two major upgrades to my system. It may be a while though. It's costing more and more to go up to the next level.

I now have the power supplies for both the XOno and XP-20 on the same shelves as the control units and I've been thinking about moving them to the bottom shelf and having both control units on the top shelf. If I hear a difference, I'll report back.