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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
By the way, thanks for the folks that did offer some pre-amp ... Cal3713
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: Tomcy6
One more thing, the XA-30.5 has a rather low 20Kohm input impedance on its single ended inputs (30Kohm balanced) so you want to keep the output impedance of your preamp below 2 Kohms single ended and 3 Kohms balanced.
Manufacturers seem to rate output impedances as an average like speaker makers do, 8 ohm average or 4 ohm average impedance. Their speaker impedances often dip below this average though and preamp output impedances often go above the rated number. So it's best to find a review that measures output impedance of a preamp to be sure what you're getting.
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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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