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In Reply to: Re: Pass Labs X2.5 Preamp Impressions? posted by AbeCollins on April 3, 2007 at 06:59:29:
I have and use the GFP-750 for this reason. I have a Wadia CD player and for a long time that was my only imput into my Pass Labs X-250 amp. This was and is still the best way to listen to this player. No preamp and additional cables. I now use in addition to the Wadia a tuner and phono stage. And because I have the preamp I run my DVD player into it for movies (two channel only). When I listen to the Wadia I have the Adcom in passive with the volume all the way up/open and use the volume control on the Wadia. This is almost as good as running the Wadia straight into the amp ( I can here a slight difference, but not much). All the other sources I run through the GFP in the passive mode. Running the Wadia this way through GFP had less effect than running it through the X2.5. I would diffently say the X2.5 is better than the Adcom 750 in active. But that is not the way that I use it. The X2.5 vs the Adcom 750 is alot closer. My system is balanced and the Adcom even still runs balanced in the Passive mode, this probably helps keep the two preamps neck and neck. Remember the Adcom GFP 750 is a Nelson Pass design.
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Please excuse me if I jump in with an off-topic question.
You say "I run my DVD player into it for movies (two channel only)".
As this is my only viable choice for watching movies (for practical constraints) I would like to ask you if you miss the multi-channel effects very much.
I mean, do you find movies however enjoyable even with a stereo only sound ?
This is very interesting to me.Thanks and kind regards,
beppe
I have never had multi channel in my system. Of course I have watched movies at other peoples homes and theaters. It does not bother me not having multi channel. Two channel movies are still better sounding than just the sound from my tv. I listen to music alot. So I put my money into my stero gear, not home theater. I seemed to enjoy movies for the content and not the sound effects. This is just me.
Thank you very much Sir for your extremely kind and valuable reply.
I feel the same. I think it can be a sensible choice to set up a nice stereo system using a good sounding dvd player as the source.
Today reasonable priced but good sounding dvd players are not that rare.Thanks again and kind regards,
beppe
I have run my setup both ways and prefer having the appropriate surround sound effects while being immersed in a movie. The LFE channel for the sub woofer is important as well as the surround and center channel. That is not to say a movie cannot be enjoyable w/o the effects, I just feel it's even more enjoyable with them.For concert DVD's and music, I prefer a very clean traditional 2-channel setup.
Thank you Mr Collins.
I have seen just now your kind and very valuable reply.
Unfortunately for me it is a no issue at present.
I have to stick with just two channel.
By the way I understand that to get the full sensation to be immersed in a sound fiel the multichannels replay is the only viable choice.
Good to know that, at least with concert DVDs, the stereo is indeed the best solution.
Thanks and kind regards,
I ment to say that the Pass X2.5 vs the Adcom GFP750 in Passive is alot closer. If I had two run my system with a preamp in active all the time I would own the X2.5 or X1.
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