What is wrong here.. on Audiogon?

For what it’s worth my Pass Aleph J has the same gain as the XA25 afaik but the Aleph J only puts out 25 watts. For whatever reason when I use a unity gain preamp I can only turn the volume dial to 10 o’clock before it’s too loud but with a pure passive it’s past 1 o’clock. I do have some efficient Klipsch speakers though and my dac puts out 3v.

I love lights and meters!  Lights & Meters, Lights & Meters!

I love lights and meters!  Lights & Meters, Lights & Meters!

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I know.. isn't it great!
 I've been laughing for the last five minutes and the Lights and Meters are great also. I admit I might have been a little bored this afternoon.
There is one thing this proves to me... this forum likes a little controversy. I've never seen a thread of mine get so many hits. I will research all suggestions thanks!

I’ll start by saying my knowledge on audio equipment is extremely limited, to put it nicely, unless you count "The Record Eater" turntable I owned four decades ago.

I am going to agree with millercarbon and glennewdick, it is quality over quantity. I’ve asked a couple of questions, and I’ve been thankful for everybody who took the time to reply. It is interesting, I immediately thought of atmasphere, who is truly an expert IMHO, and the replies he submitted to my questions.

I also find it a bit ironic that the OP refers to other thread as "a thread that seemed so dumb." Maybe it is a "dumb" thread to some people, but to others, and especially somebody like me with limited knowledge, it is a chance to learn what might seem the most basic ideas to those who’ve been involved for decades. Maybe the OP of that other thread was just looking to create a controversy, but I’m able to learn from reading both sides when people have different opinions.

I’ll finish by saying, IMHO, Audiogon is excellent, appreciated for providing the forum in the first place, and also for those who spend time to helpfully answer questions.