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BEST AMPS FOR WILSON SASHA

hi, i have in this moment a ayon cd5s cdplayer with built in preamplifier , pass x250 amps and wilson sasha speaker ( i love sasha), i want a new and better amplifier, the options are two, pass xa100.8 monoblocks or cary 211fe monoblock, what is the better option for the sasha?, your opinion please
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charles1dad
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Yes, I referenced Art Dudley's review in an earlier post. Very interesting insights. 
Charles, 
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orionpcgames OP
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very good pass then
chubaka
28 posts
 
I would look at pbn audio amplifiers they are the best
jac122555
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I have Sashas powered by Pass XA-160.5's. Wonderful match.  I agree with other posts that the older XA100.5 would be lacking along with most tube amps (unless very high wattage mega-buck units).  The newer XA100.8 is more capable than the XA100 Point 5, so I think you would be fine driving the very low impedance below 100 Hz, which is less than 1.8 Ohms. 
obelisk
12 posts
 
You could buy a valve amplifier with an output transformer to get the impedance and current drive you need to drive the Sasha. You’ll adore the ’warm’ sound, a.k.a harmonic distortion, and convince yourself it is ’technically pure’, even though the amplifier is technically not capable of fulfilling the requirements of the speaker.

Alternately, you could buy a high current, low damping factor solid state amplifier that is ’technically pure’, but perhaps you won’t enjoy the sound so much.

What does you ear like the sound of?

Listen, be happy, buy it.



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