Unless the 601 has quite a bit more resolution and micro-detail than its predecessor, the 501, I doubt it will sound less veiled than the Pass. I owned the 501 and liked it but always found it a bit veiled in the high frequencies. Great midrange weight, though. You should try to audition before buying.
McIntosh 452/601 to replace Pass X350.5, good?
I currently have Pass Labs X350.5, speaker is Dynaudio C4 signature.
Generally I love X350.5, doing very good job most of the time. However, it may sound veiled sometimes (usually after 3-4 hours of continuous listening ). Initially I guess it was the heat, because of too much bias, so I start to play with bias adjustment also DC offset etc, and then realized it's so difficult to deal with. Basically it's almost impossible to make bias A and B to be equal, and also the offsets will drift all the time...
I do believe this mismatch bias and drifting DC is the main course of veiled sounding, right?
Anyway, I am thinking McIntosh have an output transformer, which at least will always have 0 DC, should sound clearer? Will it be a good match for the C4 speakers?
I listen to all kinds of music, but classical symphonies is the most concerned.
Thanks for your post.
Generally I love X350.5, doing very good job most of the time. However, it may sound veiled sometimes (usually after 3-4 hours of continuous listening ). Initially I guess it was the heat, because of too much bias, so I start to play with bias adjustment also DC offset etc, and then realized it's so difficult to deal with. Basically it's almost impossible to make bias A and B to be equal, and also the offsets will drift all the time...
I do believe this mismatch bias and drifting DC is the main course of veiled sounding, right?
Anyway, I am thinking McIntosh have an output transformer, which at least will always have 0 DC, should sound clearer? Will it be a good match for the C4 speakers?
I listen to all kinds of music, but classical symphonies is the most concerned.
Thanks for your post.