ohhh...one more thing. REgarding amplification, the Strad sounds very, very good on medium powered tubes...i used to run it with a cJ mv60...but having gone to full Class A SS, i will say that i prefer the bass being WAAY more powerful and tigher, and more delineated. I also find the spaciousness has improved.
Generally, i have not liked the Homage series with harder sounding SS...unlike the Cremona series which seems to respond very well to harder SS (i am defining harder as Krell which honestly is still excellent).
So in your case, I think Pass is a great option. I have a very good friend whose ears i trust. he listened to evo402, pass 350 and Gryphon Antileon with Strads.
he said evo was great for dynamics but he missed what made SF special. The Pass brought all that back with intricate sound, etc...
Hope that helps!
Generally, i have not liked the Homage series with harder sounding SS...unlike the Cremona series which seems to respond very well to harder SS (i am defining harder as Krell which honestly is still excellent).
So in your case, I think Pass is a great option. I have a very good friend whose ears i trust. he listened to evo402, pass 350 and Gryphon Antileon with Strads.
he said evo was great for dynamics but he missed what made SF special. The Pass brought all that back with intricate sound, etc...
Hope that helps!