Pass Labs ALEPH 5 vs ALEPH 2


Both the ALEPH 5 stereo and ALEPH 2 mono blocks produce 100 watts into 8ohms. Is one better than the other and why?
I am running a Camelot Uther IV dac directly to amp and to Virgo II speakers.
sgunther
All things being equal, individual chassis mono-blocks will always perform better than a common chassis stereo amp. While some will argue that the differences are measurable but not audible, i beg to differ. Sean
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The Aleph 5's output is 60 wpc into 8 ohms. The Aleph 4's output is 100wpc into 8 ohms and is the stereo version of the Aleph 2's.
If I am not mistaken, the Aleph 2 has fewer gain stages and certainly will be better due to the separate power supplies.

The are terrific amplifiers.