Pathos classic one mk2

Leo,

After reading about Doug Schroeder's experience bridging the Pathos here on Audiogon (a quick search should get his post)and AA, I went and ordered a second one. In short, I found his observations regarding more power, clarity, etc. spot on.

One point he made was about the piano now sounding like the recording mic had been moved to inside the casing rang especially true. Yesterday listening to a Mozart minuet this really was evident. In addition I found that the increase in power seemed to make an already great bass even tighter and deeper which I didn't think was possible.

One other item, to note . . . as my pathi (plural of Pathos???) are situated near my speakers that are nearly 7 feet apart I was concerned about whether the remote would catch both. Again as Doug S. stated, both units worked in lock step - another great bonus.

So, to answer your question, IMO, the magic wasn't lost - it actually increased. No regrets whatsoever. Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Garry

Leo,

You're welcome. Yes, I did it my self. I have the MK3 which has a cutout on the bottom. Easy as pie - the dip switch comes from the factory set to "S"; just get yourself a pencil or jeweler's screw driver and move it over to "M". It will take you know more than 3 seconds. From what I've been able to gather, your version has this cutout as well.

One thing to be mindful of is the connections when bridged. In mono mode, all inputs are connected to the Right inputs for each side. Make sure that the ++ speaker lead for each respective speaker is attached to the Right ++ terminal on the amp with the -- speaker lead attached to the Left ++ terminal on the amp . . . it's all in the manual for your reference.

Good luck and let us know if you go ahead with the purchase. I'd be interested to hear your take on the this.

Cheers,
Garry

HI Dreadhead,

In my post above, I touched on the connections issue as this was one of my primary concerns too. No need to join the amps as there is no master nor slave preamp in bridged mode. In essence, each block has its own pre with you needing to simply hook up the left outs put from your CD, DVD, AM/FM, phono, etc., to the Left Pathos and the corresponding right outs to the Right Pathos.

Regarding smooth simultaneous operation of the two units given the distance, I had thought about getting a passive preamp/linestage and decided to wait and see if the units were able to react in concert to remote commands. In my short experiece with this setup, the horizontal range of the remote is sufficient to operate both units in lock step. Take a look at Doug's setup and you'll see that he has them situated (right next to each other) which is probably how most would set them up - so this would be even less of an issue. Assuming you are using only one or two sources most of the time, it is less cumbersome than it would seem.

As this system is in my work office, I am glad it worked out as it is important to me to keep the box count down. Pictures to come soon . . .

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Garry