Pass Labs ALEPH 5 vs ALEPH 2

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.

I have owned both the Aleph 3 at 30 watts and the 2s. I upgraded to the 2s from the 3 mostly for more power. The power difference was not that much, a little better bass. I did actually prefer the sound of the 3 however overall. I kept the 2s since I wanted the extra power. If you can get by with 30 watts the 3 has to be one of the greatest buys in all of audio for around 900.00 used.