Forever Done, Never DoneMelbguy,Thanks for the response. I have given thought to the Rowland Corus, The Pass XP-20, and the Calipso (spelled wrong). thanks for your suggestion also. posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
A New Zealand SystemHi,I noticed that you had upgraded to the Jeff Rowland Corus and wondered if you were happy with it. Is it still in your system? I currently own the Rowland Capri and have given some though... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneSpaz,If you can find out what Rowland that was, it would be helpful. I am curious which one he was comparing the Pass preamp to. Thanks Stephen posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Addictive to 2-Channel!!Hi,I am also thinking about the Pass XP-20 Preamp and wonder what you like most about it. I currently have the Pass XA100.5 mono blocks and the preamp I am currently using is the Jeff Rowla... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneSaturday night, hurt my back shoveling snow. Great New England weather. Enjoying my system, the amps are pretty much burned in. I have about 500 hours on them. I would not think I would hear many m... posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneI am sorry for any typos in my comparison but wanted to get it on Audiogon at this point. I checked it a few times before posting but just noticed a few. Also, I would like to thank Mark at Reno Hi... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DonePass XA.60.5 Monoblocks to Pass XA.100.5 MonoblockI had written a review of the Pass XA.60.5 Monoblocks so rather than do another complete review, I thought it might be more informative to disc... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneI am getting my comparison between the Pass XA60.5 amps and the Pass XA100.5 amps ready. I should be closing in on about 300 hours pretty soon. I will add the comparison to the amps section and als... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneMelbguy,Good word, audiophilia. What other plans do you have for your system? The only other change that I would really consider at some point would be the preamp. The Rowland Capri is very... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Sublime SoundPeter,You have a really nice system and I can only imagine how wonderful it sounds. I have read about the Magicos but have not had the chance to hear them. I hope to at some point. It must ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneI wrote my opening comments to the system back in 2004, more than 7 years ago when I thought I might be done with my system. Boy, was I ever mistaken. Is my system better now? Well, it definitely i... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneMelbguy,Hi. I read the review and it was excellent, many specifics and so much information. Like you said, the amp is the engine that drives the system and the Boulder amp sounds like it do... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneMelbguy,I look forward to reading your Boulder Amp review. Thank you fro mentioning it to me. Stephen posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneMelbguy1,Sounds like you have a wonderful system. One aspect of being an Audiophile that can be disappointing is that we all live all over the globe and can't get to hear others systems. I ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneMelbguy1,Thanks as always for your response. I forgot what type of Loudspeakers you have. Mine are 4 ohm and the higher level amp really makes a difference as they can take quite a bit of j... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneFaimachung,Hi,I rolled tubes when I owned the Jolida CD player and it is sensitive to the tubes you select. You dont have to bias those type of tubes. I bought old tubes (NOS) new o... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneI put up a thread about reflecting back on 2011 and the changes we have made to our audio systems. While there are many Audiophiles who have changed components or for that matter complete systems, ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneSystem edited: I added some new pictures of the system. Amps just received and need break in time. posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneDay after Christmas 2011, awaiting the arrival later in the week of the Pass XA100.5 Monoblocks and will do an A/B with the new amps and my current Pass XA60.5 Monoblocks. Will update when i get a ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneWell, another year almost done and a time to reflect about our lives in the Audio world and out. As I looked through my threads during 2011, I realized I made many more changes than I remembered. <... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneSystem edited: Added a different picture to illustrate the change I made with the additional carpet which did effect the sound. posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneMade another change to my system and thankfully this one did not cost anything. I moved a patterned rug into the room on top of the existing carpet which is on wood and I have noticed a difference ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneI had been thinking about whether to make the upgrade to a higher level preamp or amp and decided to go with the amp for these reasons. In my room, when i get to the higher volume levels (and I do ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DoneMaking the move to the Pass XA100.5 Monoblocks and should be able to give a comparison to the Pass XA60.5 monoblocks which I currently own in two to three weeks. posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Forever Done, Never DonePass XA Monoblock AmpsI know there have been many threads on these amps and the different levels of power with each set. To those who owned the Pass XA60.5 and went to the Pass XA100.5 monobloc... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment |