Anyone ever heard the Pass Labs X0.2 preamp?

I have not heard the X.02, but I own an X.0. It is a wonderful preamp and I can tell you tast I also own an ARC Ref 2 mark 1 and I prefer the Pass Labs pre for female vocals and accoustic guitar. The bass is deep and detailed. It is quite tubelike in its comparison to ARC, but does not have the decay that some tube amps have that enhances violin concerto type music. Coupled with the X350.5, you get much of what you get from a tube design plus no hiss and no tubes to replace.
Jeff

Hi Mitch4t, I just bought a 2 year old X.02 preamp. It's in transit and arrives on Tuesday. I'm matching it with a Jeff Rowland 302 amp. I was recently talking to Egglestonworks and they recommended it to go with my Egglestonworks Andra 2 speakers. It's the preamp that they will be using at CES this year to go with a pair of their Egglestonworks Andra 2's. It's sapposed to be an essentially neutral preamp with an excellent soundstage. I'm told that it sounds best in a balanced interconnect system, although it does have both balanced and single ended connections. I'll let you know how it sounds when I drop it ito my system. Stan

Thanks for the info Jeff,

I'm not dissatisfied with my ARC Ref2 mk2....I just want to hear what a high end SS preamp sounds like and see if like like it better.

I'm going to purchase a pair of Pass X-600 monos.

Thanks Stan, I look forward to hearing from you after your X0.2 arrives.

mitch