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  Pre-amp suggestions for Thiel 2.4/Pass Labs XA30.5
Looking to get a pre-amp to mate with my Thiel 2.4s and the Pass Labs XA-30.5. I've got about at $2500 limit and need a phono section (or need to to pick up a MM phono stage in addition... but still stay under the $2500 limit). I'm currently using a Classe CAP-151's pre-amp section, but it seems that it's getting outclassed a bit by the new additions. Any suggestions? I'm open to both tube and SS options.
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12-30-11
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12-30-11   Cal3713...is the xa30.5 capable of driving the 2.4s without ...   Cmalak

12-30-11   Please forgive me for not answering your direct question, b ...   Unsound

12-30-11   I think you'll get better and cheaper results if you'll just ...   Marakanetz

12-30-11   Unless you think the amp is underpowered all the time, meani ...   Koestner

12-30-11   As mentioned above, i was also pretty concerned about the po ...   Cal3713

12-30-11   Did "...nelson pass explicitly recommend it over the ot ...   Unsound

12-31-11   If you're staying in class a 90% of the time you are ok. le ...   Tomcy6

12-31-11   You can also get a preamp with higher gain so that you get m ...   Tomcy6

12-31-11   Here's a quote from nelson pass from a discussion about choo ...   Cal3713

12-31-11   Hi all ! if it sounds good at lower volumes and gets worse ...   Bradluke0

12-31-11   Cal3713, i don't read that as nelson pass specifically recom ...   Unsound

01-01-12   Unsound: this doesn't really matter, and i don't know the t ...   Cal3713

01-01-12: Cal3713
By the way, thanks for the folks that did offer some pre-amp suggestions...
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01-01-12   Cal3713...i would assume a used pass xp-10 would be a good c ...   Cmalak

01-01-12   Cal3713, went back and read the entire thread. i still don't ...   Unsound

01-01-12   Unsound: yeah, i've only lived with the amp and speakers fo ...   Cal3713

01-02-12   Cal3713, the xa30.5 is quite a bit different than typically ...   Unsound

01-03-12   "some successful preamp pairing suggestions would still ...   Onemug

01-04-12   There is no way your pass can drive the thiel. suggest you r ...   Shsohis

01-04-12   Shsohis, despite it's (confusing?) nomenclature and markete ...   Unsound

01-04-12   Ha! it is funny to see people's reactions. the amp does, f ...   Cal3713

01-04-12   I don't take that much stock in the meters. in fact, i wish ...   Unsound

01-04-12   The pass is marketed as a 30 watt class a amp. however, it ...   Tomcy6

01-04-12   One more thing, the xa-30.5 has a rather low 20kohm input im ...   Tomcy6

01-04-12   Tomcy6, actually stereophile measured 130, 195, 332 watts in ...   Unsound

01-04-12   I had a thiel 2.4se which i traded up for a 3.7 i've heard ...   Doggiehowser

01-04-12   Unsound, i stand corrected.   Tomcy6

01-04-12   Nothing personal, just for the record.:-)   Unsound

01-04-12   I have had great luck pairing the musical fidelity kw preamp ...   Roscoeiii

01-05-12   Thanks for all the comments folks... it's been useful, even ...   Cal3713

01-05-12   Are you limiting your considerations to tube pres?   Unsound

01-05-12   Cal3713...the output impedance of the aesthetix calypso may ...   Cmalak

01-05-12   Unsound, not i'm not, i guess i just saw in some other threa ...   Cal3713

01-05-12   I can see advantages for either ss or tubes, but the pass in ...   Unsound

01-06-12   Thanks unsound. despite it's auspicious start, this thread ...   Cal3713

01-06-12   It isn't balanced but the extremely low output impedance is ...   Roscoeiii

01-07-12   For educational purposes, is there a reason that low output ...   Cal3713

01-07-12   Fwiw, some years ago david a. wilson writing in the absolute ...   Unsound

01-30-12   I totally agree with unsound i have the thiel 2.4's and they ...   Curio

01-30-12   Have you looked at the thor ta2000 listed right now? i think ...   Mcpherson

01-31-12   Modwright ls 100 with built-in phono stage would be a possib ...   Curriemt11

01-31-12   The atma-sphere mp3 would match up very well with the xa30.5 ...   Pubul57

02-21-12   This thread's been dead for a while, but i thought i would c ...   Cal3713

02-21-12   Cal3713...thanks for the update. that was my concern in my p ...   Cmalak

02-21-12   Cmalak, all part of the learning process for op, and sometim ...   Pubul57

02-21-12   I'm not surprised, but at least you absolutely know for your ...   Unsound

02-21-12   I have been using a bel canto ref1000m with my thiel cs3.7s ...   Doggiehowser

02-22-12   What do you folks think about something like a set of aleph ...   Cal3713

02-22-12   As popular as the aleph's were/are, they weren't my favorite ...   Unsound

02-22-12   Owned the aleph 3, 2, and j - and loved them, but i would de ...   Pubul57


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