Is Pass Labs XA30.5 or ARC VS115 better for driving Wilson Sophia 3 or Harbeth SHL5? My preamp is ARC LS26 and I listen mainly to vocal soft jazz music
Pass XA30.5 is measured to clip at 130wpc into 8 ohm and 200wpc into 4 ohm. One sweet sounding amp. But if you use ARC pre, ARC amp might be a better match in terms of tonal balance.
Hi Onemug, I love 'directly heated triode' tubes also.Are you saying you find class A SS more natural than pentode tubes in class AB ultra linear mode in general or just specificaly between these two amplifiers, or am I misunderstanding you? Regards,
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