my room is about 6*8*2.5. place where I live is already very hot during summer so Pass x250.5 makes the room uncomfortable after one hour if A/c is off.
I have no doubt that the sound you are getting is top shelf. Thanks for the tip on the heat. My Bryston runs very hot, and to be truthful, I was trying to get something that would cut down on the heat. I have a dealer near me who has Accuphase, Boulder, Ayre, BAT, Pass Labs and Mark Levinson. I have another dealer that I can get to that has Audio Research and Classe'. Do you know the MSRP on the Accuphase? Thanks
My salt water tank is located in my hotel's lobby area. Actually, it looks better than this photo but I haven't taken new pictures for long time. You can't have both things together at home because your fuses might blow since Salt Water setups needs lots of current power: Water cooler, protein Skimmer, pumps, Metal Hallide lambs...... Yes Sophias wonderful....
I don't pull the speakers when I listen music. The thing that I have between is not a permanent stand. I may change to ground base platforms if I see no hostile actions from my kid to my gear.:) However, this system is capable of producing very promising sound. (it depends how you perceive stage, I want my stage in front of me , not between 2 speakers; I prefer holographic stage) Pass amps run very hot, around 70-80 degree cel. During summer, you require to switch on A/C. Concerning Sophia 2, I have a strong feeling that David Wilson made wrong pricing: it was the Sophia 2 which supposed to be priced as 28.000 Usd, not the W/P 8.:) Note: Pass X250.5 is quite enough for 1027 be, if budget allows try new Accuphase E-450 or 550.
The pictures do look very nice. Do you try and pull the speakers forward when you listen to music? When I moved my speakers out so there was nothing in between them, it made a huge difference. Thanks for the tip on Pass. Does the amp get very warm? Glad you got speakers that really move you. I have heard allot of the older Wilson stuff and a bit of the newer stuff. I will say that I never was a huge fan of the older stuff but I do like the new stuff that I have heard. Thanks again for the tip.
Yes it did sound better than 1027 be. in every respect. I still feel pass labs is better match since it gives first 30-35 watt in pure class A mode. I have heard 850 monos, with 810 pre, I have heard boulder 1060 with 1010 pre, also Pass labs x600.5 with X-0.5 pre and boulder 1010 pre. I would buy power amplifier from Pass but not the pre. I would buy pre from boulder but not power amp. (I told the same thing to Jeff Nelson and Nelson Pass) My setup changed again: I have accuphase dp-78 instead of Musical Fidelity Kw Dm25, interconnects Acrolink A7-N 2070, powercords Oyaide Tunami GPX for Pass x250.5, Furutech Alpha3 with ''rhodium sockets'' for Accuphase, boulder and exact power ep 15a.
Nice updated system. I see you changed from the 1027's to the Sophia's. Did the Wilson's just sound that much better? I still have my 1027's and I think I will for a while. If you can remember, do you still feel the pass would be a "better" match for the JM's then the Boulder 850's? I heard the Boulder's with the Wilson WP8 and 810 preamp and I was very impressed with how it sounded. But you have a killer setup there. Congrats.
I have heard Boulder 1010 preamplifier first with Pass Labs X250.5, second with Boulder 1050 monos. However, I didn't make critical listening. But I did compare 810 to Pass Labs x2.5 preamplifier and ended up with Boulder 810. Now I have 810 instead of 1010 for same amplifier and don't think 1010 could improve overall sound. I hope it helps. mert
Joey_v sometimes yes. Even it is better than pass own 2.5 preamplifier.Believe or not believe. (kw500 without power supply is a preamplifier with speaker terminals if you disconnect right and left supply cable, no signal gets into kw500 since you shut down the toroidal and capacitor supply, than, you get only volume pot and switching source functions working. there is no signal interference within the kw500 main unit because all capicitors dead)
