The Sasha are one incredible speaker. I think its the best speaker I've heard at any price. I was a huge B&W fan but one listen to the Sasha made me sell my entire system. I was also very happy with my Mcintosh pre and amps. One listen to the BAT REX made me put all my Mcintosh gear up for sale to. Its not a huge jump from the C500 to the REX but at this level what is a huge jump? The REX is a $20k pre with no phono and the C500 is a $12k pre with a very good phono, that said the REX should be better although price doesn't always dictate that. What made this decision easy for me is that I'm giving up on phono and had sold my TT.. If I was going to stick with phono I wouldn't have made the switch just because it would cost to much for my budget. The REX isn't as airy and seems much more natural and quick for sure. Its detail in the different layers of the stage are so nice and everything is so dead quite on the stage that you absolutely miss nothing.
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