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  1. Crumhorn

    Venom defender questions!

    In a thread in another forum, Caelin Gabriel stated that a Venom Defender would produce no benefit, & might actually be counter-productive, if used with a Denali or Triton. He suggested that if there were no components that would remain unfiltered-(my paraphrase, not his word) by the better...
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    Venom defender questions!

    Either Caelin or Grant of Shunyata said that the benefits of the Venom Defender are potentially additive up to at least 3, but too many will make the sound worse. Listen both ways & decide which sounds better in your system. As for the PS8 (or any power strip) the Venom Defender should always...
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    Interconnect Recommendations for XP-15 -> XP-30?

    Well, maybe sometime down the line, if my life ever gets less complicated, I might explore them again... I do prefer the bloom & air that tubes often bring. Although the Atrias are not all that efficient (87.5 db), I doubt they are as power-hungry as the beta panels are, so I would have more...
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    Interconnect Recommendations for XP-15 -> XP-30?

    Yes - I had a (150 wpc?) Audio Research (forget the model), then Manley Reference 350 monoblocks (350 wpc). The AR was underpowered for the beta panels, and the Manleys required constant, finicky & time-consuming re-biasing, & generated so much heat I couldn't use them in the summer. It also...
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    Interconnect Recommendations for XP-15 -> XP-30?

    I'm also waiting (& waiting, & waiting...) for a pair of Revelation Audio Labs 'Passage' CryoSilver Reference DualConduit DB-25 umbilical power cables for the XP-30.
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    Interconnect Recommendations for XP-15 -> XP-30?

    Thanks, Ron! I'm still using the betas, while the Rockports wait in their boxes until some (seemingly interminable) work in my apartment gets finished. I will (sadly) be getting rid of the betas once the work is done - no room for both... :(
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    Interconnect Recommendations for XP-15 -> XP-30?

    Hi All, Does anyone have a recommendation for a balanced interconnect to run from a Pass XP-15 phono stage to my XP-30 preamp? The rest of my system is wired with ancient, 1st-gen MIT Shotgun, which will all get replaced eventually, so this new cable will be the first of a new loom. As an...
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    Pass Lab owners - Check in!

    I purchased the XP-30 in March - not only my first Pass product, the first solid-state preamp I've owned in almost 40 years! Now considering the XP-15 or XP-17 so I can start playing my records again...
  9. Crumhorn

    Pass Labs XP-15 vs XP-17 – anyone have first-hand experience?

    Hi All - I'm new to WBF. Having purchased my first line-stage (& solid-state) preamp (XP-30), I now need a (s-s) phono stage. (My life is now such that I need the convenience of solid state.) Without naming names, a Pass Labs employee expressed the opinion that the XP-17 was on an entirely...

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