I asked that 'question' because there really aren't tubes to be rolled so to speak. It's like going into a Chinese barber shop and picking out the bowl you want used to cut your hair.
Wow! That comment is wrong on so many levels.
I asked that 'question' because there really aren't tubes to be rolled so to speak. It's like going into a Chinese barber shop and picking out the bowl you want used to cut your hair.
IMO - the stock tubes are not the best sounding. I transformed my REF2SE with 6H30P-DR's and a Winged-C 6550. The stock tubes won't see the light of day again. The sound is still detailed, fast and dynamic, but with a much greater since of dimensionality and simply, fuller and richer.
I seriously believe that after rolling the tubes, the ARC REF2SE could take on any and all phono stages.
Maybe what I heard was with regard to their power amps, not source components.
Wow! That comment is wrong on so many levels.
Newer ARC preamps use the 6H30 tube and there just aren't many choices for tube rolling. It's not like 6922, 12AU7, or 12AX7 based preamps where you have a thousand choices for NOS tubes to try.
Mike is right about the DR version. They'll set you back $150 or so a tube.
I asked that 'question' because there really aren't tubes to be rolled so to speak. It's like going into a Chinese barber shop and picking out the bowl you want used to cut your hair.
Wow! That comment is wrong on so many levels.
Only if you have no sense of humor. If Gary says he is offended I will apologize.
There is much information in their website. Does this pre allow different gain offset with different inputs. This is very useful with different soureces.
Joe, it is excellent. A true jump in performance from the XP30. More of everything including one of my very desirable traits in a component, soundstage definition. Great in combination with the Xs300. At this point, I can't imagine it getting any better.
Anybody take a picture of the inside of an XS preamp yet?
The Pass site has some internal pics. I'm getting close to pulling the trigger on one.
Seen the Pic's of the XS power supply, no pic's of the main unit.
Apparently Pass is protective of the gain stage, in particular the volume control, so no pics of those insides. Perhaps when I get mine, I will open up the gain stage and snap a few pics.
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/pass-xs-preamp-and-xs-300-mono-power-amplifiers/
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