AudioAficionado.org  

Go Back   AudioAficionado.org > Manufacturers Forums > Pass Labs

Pass Labs 20 Years and Counting

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #31  
Old 11-17-2015, 08:24 AM
raidho raidho is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Europe
Posts: 507
Default

Hi audiohippo,


yep, my set...but rack is bigger now...and in place from the Ayon cd3s player I have the Ayon Stratos DAC plus NWT music streamer....

For the cd player: pending from a Puccini (& clock) or a Esoteric (K07x-K05x or a "old" X5 new demo for a very agressiv price....)

Thank you for friendship.
Reply With Quote
  #32  
Old 11-18-2015, 06:56 AM
audiohippo's Avatar
audiohippo audiohippo is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Australia
Posts: 924
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by raidho View Post
Hi audiohippo,


yep, my set...but rack is bigger now...and in place from the Ayon cd3s player I have the Ayon Stratos DAC plus NWT music streamer....

For the cd player: pending from a Puccini (& clock) or a Esoteric (K07x-K05x or a "old" X5 new demo for a very agressiv price....)

Thank you for friendship.
Cool. I am trying to decide between the XA100.8 and XA160.8

I have only heard the Sasha's on the XA160.8 and it was amazing, but I am wondering if I would actually be able to tell the difference in a blind A/B between the two.

Thoughts?
__________________
Wilson Audio Alexia + Mezzo | Dan D'Agostino Momentum PRE & S250 | Esoteric P02x & D02x | Torus AVR2-16 | Marantz AV8805 | Panasonic UB9000 | Bryston 7B3 & 9BSST2 | ScreenTechnics 125" 2.37 Screen | JVC X7900 | Krix A20 (4) | JL Audio F113 (2)
Reply With Quote
  #33  
Old 11-18-2015, 09:32 AM
raidho raidho is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Europe
Posts: 507
Default

Yes, the XA160.8 is sure a killer amplifier. (for me Pass have a very great portfolio of amplifier with a price/performance liek no others)


the Sasha2 with 91Db. in a room "normal" (40-50m2) play top with the XA100.8.

more $$$ for purchase the XA160.8 (in place XA100.8) can you invest in other gear!!!

Like you write in a blind test you dont can say if is the XA100 or the XA160 the ampli, sure.

I have around 55m2 room and I can go to 120db. with the XA100.8 and Sasha!!!

you dont think?
Reply With Quote
  #34  
Old 11-25-2015, 05:55 PM
ALFA ALFA is offline
Guest
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Posts: 75
Default

My Xa 100.8 is here and still settling in with the rest of my gear.
i replaced my Sasha tweeters , which are still a little bright. awful when not burnt in.
i was initially disappointed as my XA 30.5 sounded better.
After repositioning my Sasha,allowing for a little more amplifier burn in and keeping the amps on for at least 2 hours to warm up and all remorse vanished.

The Xa 100.8 is great.
goes about its business unassumingly. Sound just right.

The warmth of the Xa 30.5 is nice but very often muddies things up. the Xa 100.8 is accurate;natural and revealing of the source/recording. i do not miss the additional warmth . i prefer accuracy over warmth .

The Sasha has come alive. Dynamic !!!.

i now have more texture, better soundstage, terrific mids and tops and deep low textured bass, with impact. no boom no muddiness.

i can distinctly hear instruments clearly with better separation and air around.

the Xa 100.8 are a worthy upgrade. i am expecting more as the tweeters settle and the amplifier is fully burnt in.
Reply With Quote
  #35  
Old 11-25-2015, 09:14 PM
PlanarSpeakerFan's Avatar
PlanarSpeakerFan PlanarSpeakerFan is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1,564
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ALFA View Post
My Xa 100.8 is here and still settling in with the rest of my gear.
i replaced my Sasha tweeters , which are still a little bright. awful when not burnt in.
i was initially disappointed as my XA 30.5 sounded better.
After repositioning my Sasha,allowing for a little more amplifier burn in and keeping the amps on for at least 2 hours to warm up and all remorse vanished.

The Xa 100.8 is great.
goes about its business unassumingly. Sound just right.

The warmth of the Xa 30.5 is nice but very often muddies things up. the Xa 100.8 is accurate;natural and revealing of the source/recording. i do not miss the additional warmth . i prefer accuracy over warmth .

The Sasha has come alive. Dynamic !!!.

i now have more texture, better soundstage, terrific mids and tops and deep low textured bass, with impact. no boom no muddiness.

i can distinctly hear instruments clearly with better separation and air around.

the Xa 100.8 are a worthy upgrade. i am expecting more as the tweeters settle and the amplifier is fully burnt in.
This is great news, Alfa!

Enjoy,
Ken
Reply With Quote
  #36  
Old 11-26-2015, 06:18 AM
audiohippo's Avatar
audiohippo audiohippo is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Australia
Posts: 924
Default

What's the thoughts on warm up times with the .8 series? I have read it needs about an hour before it sounds great, is this true?
__________________
Wilson Audio Alexia + Mezzo | Dan D'Agostino Momentum PRE & S250 | Esoteric P02x & D02x | Torus AVR2-16 | Marantz AV8805 | Panasonic UB9000 | Bryston 7B3 & 9BSST2 | ScreenTechnics 125" 2.37 Screen | JVC X7900 | Krix A20 (4) | JL Audio F113 (2)
Reply With Quote
  #37  
Old 11-26-2015, 08:59 AM
PlanarSpeakerFan's Avatar
PlanarSpeakerFan PlanarSpeakerFan is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1,564
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by audiohippo View Post
What's the thoughts on warm up times with the .8 series? I have read it needs about an hour before it sounds great, is this true?
Yes, I have found this to be generally true for the .8 Series. Most improvement is gained in the first hour. However, I've found there is continued gradual but material improvement up to about four hours. I found the warm-up to be much slower on the .5 Series. About two hours to sound really good and four hours to sound great. Could be due to the .8 Series being more deeply biased into Class A than the .5 Series.

Ken
Reply With Quote
  #38  
Old 12-06-2015, 06:01 PM
ALFA ALFA is offline
Guest
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Posts: 75
Default

My experience is the same as Ken's; 1 to 4 hours warm up.
Reply With Quote
  #39  
Old 12-24-2015, 10:08 PM
ALFA ALFA is offline
Guest
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Posts: 75
Default

My tweeters have passed 300 hours burn in . The Sasha now sounds great.
My Xa 100.8 is still improving.
i can safely confess that the Xa100.8/ Sasha combination is quite special.
Reply With Quote
  #40  
Old 12-27-2015, 06:28 PM
jpspock jpspock is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Brussels
Posts: 220
Default

Why quite special?
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Audioaficionado.org tested by Norton Internet Security

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:19 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.10
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
©Copyright 2009-2023 AudioAficionado.org.Privately owned, All Rights Reserved.
Audio Aficionado Sponsors
AudioAficionado Subscriber
AudioAficionado Subscriber
Inspire By Dennis Had
Inspire By Dennis Had
Harmonic Resolution Systems
Harmonic Resolution Systems
Wyred4Sound
Wyred4Sound
Dragonfire Acoustics
Dragonfire Acoustics
GIK Acoustics
GIK Acoustics
Esoteric
Esoteric
AC Infinity
AC Infinity
JL Audio
JL Audio
Add Powr
Add Powr
Accuphase - Soulution
Accuphase - Soulution
Audio by E
Audio by E
Canton
Canton
Bryston
Bryston
WireWorld Cables
WireWorld Cables
Stillpoints
Stillpoints
Bricasti Design
Bricasti Design
Furutech
Furutech
Shunyata Research
Shunyata Research
Legend Audio & Video
Legend Audio & Video