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RE: REVIEW: Pass Laboratories XA 30.5 Amplifier (SS)

Posted by Freo-1 (A) on July 15, 2014 at 13:48:08

In Reply to: REVIEW: Pass Laboratories XA 30.5 Amplifier (SS) posted by reuben on July 12, 2014 at 18:09:16:

Nice review. Thanks for sharing.

I had this amp with the X2.5 preamp. Although the amp did a lot of things right, in the end, found it lacking just a bit with mid-range clarity compared to my DIY tube amp/preamp setup. The connection was just not there in my system with too many recordings.

I had all but given up on solid state. Then, I stumbled across Electrocompaniet gear, and lo and behold, the attributes you attribute to the Pass in your system were there with the Electrocompaniet gear. Picked up a ECC-1 CD player, an leftover NOS EC 4.7 preamp, and a as-new A2-120 120 watt Class A balanced power amp. Incredible sounding combination for SS gear.

One difference in impressions may be the speakers. I have ATC SCM-19's with a SVS SB13 Ultra subwoofer. IMHO, the SCM-19's are among the very best monitors out there. They can play loudly and clean. They are brutally accurate. No audiophile euphoric sound from these babies. That is why they are used in so many music studios across the world. The Electrocompaniet gears just sounds more natural with the speakers, especially the low level detail, along with the high treble. No zzzz, just a nice natural ring.
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