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Pass and electronic music

I'm considering my next system and maybe going with class A amplification with high sensitivity speakers. I've never owned anything from Pass Labs and would like to try the INT25 with possibly the Klipsch Heresy IVs. I mostly listen to electronic music with a smattering of everything else (pop, country, American standards...) So how are Pass components with electronic music? Thanks!

bluorion
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gavman
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@jwpstayman 

 

but like most european amplifier designs of late, they automatically go into a "sleep mode" after so many minutes of no music where they stay warmed up and ready to go, but only draw 8 watts.  Crazy energy-efficient for solid state

It's an EU requirement. And a good one at that.

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gavman
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For electronica, my suggestion would be valve preamplifier, solid state power amp.

Valves to bring warmth and humanity, solid state power for the bass, slam and fear factor.

I use a Wavac pre and Boulder power, Focal speakers and i listen mostly to electronica, by which i include deep,and hard, soulful and banging house, drum and bass, trap, trip hop, trance and occasionally techno.

The only Klipsch speakets i have experience with are the LaScala, and they were completely inadequate for electronica, literally cutting off the sub bass region as if it didn't exist. Unacceptable. 

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