Pass labs XA60.5 anything wrong with them.

Yes it was identical, I only used the Pl-100 instead of the GXFX speakers. I used only Purist Audio LE 2013 powercables. For the rest it is identical. Audyssey EQ and Volume and my way of measurment gives me more dynamics and a far better articulation of info what is on a recording. But without the Audioquest the level in blacks is a lot lower. This is very important to make the 3-dimensional stage this thrilling. At the end you hear to all the parts. They are all important to get this level. Every tool ( speaker, amp, source, cable etc) I test I want to know which talents/properties it has. It is my goal to get all of the talents out of it. So I need and use other tools to get this level.

I the last months I sold many Onkyo PR-SC5509 with my measurment to clients who had much more expensive pre-amps. Because the level I can get out of there sets is that much higher. Without this measurment it is worth a lot less. For example the tripod and the tool for the microphone Audyssey delivers is useless. I use all the knowledge I have gathered in the 15 years that I do this work.

Bo1972: With the Onkyo being a mutichannel home theater unit, are you able to run that in 2 channel only?

I have stunning results in both 2 channel and Multi channel. I use it and sell it both in stereo and in Multi channel. I prefer it over the XP-20 from Pass Labs even in stereo use which I had for 2 years. I talked about this several times with Pass Labs. My stage is even deeper and wider than I had with the XP-20. The Onkyo with Audyssey Pro has a more sharp individual focus of instruments and voices. But that is not even the most surprising part. 2nd and 3th voices on recordings are a lot more easy to follow. Because the articulation is better. I never heard 2nd and 3 th voices this clear. It is the same with instruments. For every person it is that easy to focus on every single part of the recording.

Bo1972: Thanks for the info. Very interesting that it beats the XP-20. It's also a lot less expensive! How's the phono section on the Onkyo?