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    Pass XP-27 upgrade

    And I suspect it’s not just the fact that it is tubed, but that it’s a brilliant tube design at that. I had not heard tube rectification since I used to listen to my Dad’s Dyna Stereo 70, which if memory serves right, sounded smooth but not very transparent or neutral.
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    Pass XP-27 upgrade

    So I a bought a Primaluna EVO 100 Tube Phono. The only thing it gives up to my Pass XP-27 is a slightly higher noise floor, and that is mainly because I’m using a Soundsmith Hyperion Mk 2 ES with .4mv output, which is near the low end limit for the PrimaLuna. I think the PrimaLuna has quieted...
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    Pass XP-27 upgrade

    I’m in the same boat. As good as it is, it lacks the fleshed out character I heard with the ARC Ref 3 phono SE that I demo’ed. But that’s too much money for me right now. I’m actually considering trying out the Prima Luna Evo 100 phono. It’s all tube, not even JFETS. But I’ve read and I suspect...
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    Audio Research Ref3 SE Phono comparisons

    My acid test for phono stages and other equipment is how well it portrays massed strings. If I can get through the first movement of Brahm's 3rd symphony without cringing, that's a good sign. The Ref 3 SE I demoed seemed to pass that test, but it only had under 40 hours on it, so it may well be...
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    Audio Research Ref3 SE Phono comparisons

    Now that Audio Research has come out with the Ref 3 SE phono, which has pushed the envelope even further for a hybrid FET and tube combination, perhaps without equal in this design, I'm wondering if anyone has revisited comparisons to some of highest rated all-tube stages ever, such as the...
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