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Pass Labs X0.2 vs. X1

Hello, my name is Spiros and I have a problem with high end audio equipment .... A year ago I vowed that I would buy a "nice" audio system and STOP and that pledge lasted about a week. I keep trading upward and the quest seems to have no end in sight. Oddly enough, I don't swap brands just escalate to a higher step within the same brand. For example, I started with a Halo A23 amp (awsome, btw) and now I have a pair of JC-1s (molto awsome). A pair of M-L Ascent i's lasted two weeks before being replaced with the Prodigys. Now comes the preamp: I am absolutely satisfied with the Pass Labs X1 (thanks Lanny Dalton!) but I'm mesmerized by the X0.2. Does anyone have experience with both of these preamps? As it stands, the system now is composed of:
Onkyo 1000 Universal player, MD108 tuner, Pass X1 preamp, Halo JC-1s (Kimber KS1011 & KS1111 for IC) and ML Prodigys (bi-wired Kimber KS3033). Thanks in advance for all your thoughts.
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davewav1
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Save your money and keep your x-1 or downgrade to x2.5 or x-2. The pass labs x series has the same sonic signature throughout the line. I use x-2 and x-350 w/my thiel 2.3’s the x-2, x-1, and x-0, x2.2 x-2.5 98% of same sonic signature. The largest difference is the x-0 had a slighter blacker background. And the soundstage width and depth 20% better than the x-1 and x-2. I auditioned them in a dedicated dealer show room proper acoustics and space. I heard them with thiel 7.2 and 5i pass x-600 monoblocks, x-350, x-250.

Enjoy
Dave

p.s. I also auditioned a levinson 390s with the 10k ML and was truly musically satisfying.
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