audiopax Model 5

Egidius - what are your thoughts on the Model 5? Do you think the new power supply made it better or worse? It lookis like it is not in your system anymore.

Well, I still own it, but to be honest, yes, it has been replaced by a very simple solution:
I currently use an all Audio Consulting silver rock passive pre into MIPA amplification: I am a very happy man!

Looking to sell the Audiopax, despite the fact, that the new power unit made it a completely different animal, somehow it is one of the most colourfull units i know, like autumn leaves - whereas the Silver Rock strikes me as a little brook of water..
I might actually prefer the Audiopax with large Orchestra, but my own interest is really chamber music, piano, and some jazz.

I am surprised that you find the Audiopax coloured - most people who have listened to or who own this amp tend to praise it for its transparency.

I think, you might have misread: colourful as in rendering colours vs coloured as in sounding veiled.
I find the A'pax very transparent, i.e. not coloured, except in direct comparison with probably the most transparent preamp existing, the Audio Consulting Silver Rock passive TVC.
On the other hand it does seem to render more colours.

'that clear?

;-)e

Clear like colorful glass! So what types of things sounded different with the new power supply?