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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!
zormi

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zormi OP
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@Thesoundhouse, thank you - this is a very insightful reply.

Have you had any experience with other brands of preamplifiers - say, Ayre, Electrocompaniet, Audio Research, Parasound (JC-2) in combo with Krell power amp..??

Btw, it is not the first time to hear similar impressions regarding Evo 302 superiority over bigger Evo 402.
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