@lewm yes ssir you are correct, gain stays fixed at 67db and to clarify 47k sounds overdrived that manifests it self as a lot of bass weak mid and high non existing. 1k sounds the best and any lower resistance is a significant drop in performance.
Pass XP-17 and Hana ML loading question
Guys anyone here has any experience with the Pass XP-17 settings for Hana ML?
I just switched form Pass XP-15 to 17 and its totally different animal.
Just to compare them both with the gain set at 66db and loading 333ohm they act completely different, while 15 gets maximum bottom and fantastic detail 17 sounds great at the top and the midrange but bottom needs improvement. Would anyone run 47K ohm?
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I'm sure some of this is dependent on listening preferences and other system components. I have used Pass Labs phono pre's on Lyra (Atlas, Etna SL, Delos), Koetsu RSP, SoundSmith (Zephyr Star, Sussurro, Hyperion), ZYX (Yatra) and Denon 103R (Zu). The most sensitive to loading are the SoundSmith MIs. They loose upper frequency presence with resistive values below 500 ohms. I prefer them at 47 Kohm. The Lyra and Koetsu sound the same between 100 ohms and 47 Kohm. So I run Lyra, Koetsu and SoundSmith at 47 Kohm. @ssg308 What preamp are you using?
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@karl_desch XP-12 and XP-17, I was thinking to upgrade to XP-32 if I want to run second TT trough XP-15 but that's in future for now I want to make my existing system stabile |
@karl_desch oh my o my .... :) that thing is so precisely matched, system is truly stable and NEUTRAL! the only variable is my TT and my obsession in getting the best sound without letting my kidneys go... I was about to use only XP 12 to drive my Threshold S550e but I'm glad I got Pass x250.8 that ting throw another dimension to the room. So said that my system detects lies .... so if cartridge or vinyl pretend to sound good system immediately calls its BS :) |
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