System I: Watt Puppy + Pass Labs X-250.5

by netexpress on Ever Evolving

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My evolving system: Wow! I just upgraded the amp from a Krell to the new Pass Labs X-250.5. This is the most amazing amp I have ever heard. I think I may have finally found the amp I will be keeping for a long time. This is the brand new update to the Pass Labs amps the .5 series which has a sonic signature similar to their XA series but with more power and speed. Now I’m going to experiment with other CD sources and cables
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    • Ayre Ayre CX-7e CD Player
    Ayre CX-7e CD Player
    • Fanfare FTA100b17 FM / AM Tuner
    Fanfare FTA100b17 Tuner with kcag-3: Kimber silver I/C, Balenced I/C, WBT's FM2G, Serial I/O
    • Nakamichi Dragon cassette Tape deck
    Nakamichi Dragon cassette Tape deck
    • Supratek Syrah (Chenin)
    Supratek Syrah (Chenin) Pre-amp from Australia hand made wonder www.supratek.biz
    • Pass Labs X-250.5
    Pass Labs X-250.5 Amplifier Solid State 250W per channel at 8 ohms
    • Wilson Audio Watt+Puppy 5.1 + 7.0 Tweeters
    Wilson Audio Watt+Puppy 5.1 Speaker - Actually Watt Puppies have tweeters upgraded to 7.0.
    • Audience AU24 Speaker Cables
    Audience AU24 Speaker Cables
    • MAS Graysilver Interconnects
    MAS Graysilver from Stu at Audioparts Inc. Great guy.

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Did you ever compare the Pass to Ayre or BelCanto power amps ?

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