I have a reservation concerning 302 vs 402 comparison. How come same design one with the less watts is sonicaly superior to same one 100 watt more? or number 300 sounds more sympatic than number 400? In auto industry there is a belief that manufacturers never use ''4 or derivatives'' as model numbers.Maybe Krell made wrong and used 402 as model number.....
Pass Labs preamp with Krell Evo amp. Anyone..??
Seems to be pretty rare case mating those two. Today I invested some time to search a bit throughout audio forums and find almost nothing...
In my case, the Evo 302 should be paired with Pass X2.5 preamp. Having not any opportunity to listen such a combo before, I would have to buy the Pass blindly since seller is from abroad.
Primarily, I am concerned on output-input compatibility issue. I recently experienced some unexpectedly poor sound from McIntosh C42 preamp (taken for trial - returned immediately to the owner), which obviously failed to "feed" the Evo 302 properly. It would be tricky situation if this happen again with Pass X2.5 (cannot be returned so easily to another country).
Another concern should be of course the sonic compatibility between Pass and Krell.
Any input highly appreciated. Thanx!