You've tried other amps and ended with Pass, please discuss

tleddy6 posts10-04-2019 2:57pmI am using Pass Aleph III’s on stacked Quad 57’s

The only amps I liked as well were the Cary 805’s

I second the response from tleddy6 about the Cary Audio CAD 805's. I will go a bit further and say the Cary Audio 805AE. Dennis builds one of the best amplifiers on the market IMO. My other favorite which I'm supprise no one mentioned was Jeff Rowland, Ayre, & Boulder. I personally love the Jeff Rowland Model 12's monoblock (4 chassis design) They drive my Magnepan .7 speakers like i have never heard them before. I use to have the Pass Labs Xa30.5 which sounded really good but I preferred the Cary 805AE monoblock and the Jeff Rowland Model 12 monoblock for their warmth, imaging and unbelievable sound stage.

Happy Listening and less debating :-)

What is it with you and Pass? I think you must work for pass labs competition. 

dutchydog
What is it with you and Pass? I think you must work for pass labs competition.

+1 it's getting kinda scary.

georgehifi5,887 posts10-08-2019 2:40am

dutchydog
What is it with you and Pass? I think you must work for pass labs competition.

+1 it's getting kinda scary.

Buying audio gear is starting to sound like people who buy certain cars. Ferrari vs Lamborghini, BMW vs Mercedes, Ford vs Chevy, etc. Thank god everyone has their own taste of what they like or dislike because if they didn't, the world would be boring, haha!! I remember when this forum started, it was to educate folks on Hi End audio gear. Now it seems like egos are getting in the way of being a sponge (educating one self or others). Never hate on what others buy or enjoy. Instead embrace and enjoy that others are showing interest in high end audio (A slowly dying bread with this latest generation not showing much interest in high end audio at all). In another words, encourage and don't discourage especially the younger crowd! If you don't think this is so, (fun fact check) tell me how many stores use to be in your surrounding area 10-15 years ago and how many are currently in your area to-date. It should be an eye opener. 

Happy Listening and less debating :-)

I just returned from a trip to Suncoast Audio and I got to audition several high end amps. One of them was a Pass int 60. I wasn’t planning on auditioning the int 60 but I’m really glad I did. I (my ears) thought it was a superb sounding amp. I was very surprised at how good it sounded. It just wasn’t an amp that was ever on my radar. And I think that’s why it impressed me so much. After listening to just the amp itself we tried it with the MSB ADC 5 DAC/streamer. My, my, my! It sounded sublime. So sweet and smooth. Needless to say I was very taken by the int 60. An underrated amp to say the least, IMHO..