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Popular Post The Computer Audiophile Posted November 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, cjf said: "I've driven the SR1a headphones with numerous amplifiers, including the Pass Labs XA160.5" That must have been an interesting combo to hear. The XA160.5 is a beast. Do you know what load is presented to the Amp when running the Outputs thru the external interface box for the SR1a headphones? Would love to get my greedy mits on the XA160.8's. If the 160.5's didn't wow for some reason the 160.8's just might. The .8's definitely have a different sound to the .5's IMO...for the better, but I'm biased of course. The .8's are not as "Tube like" sounding but both are excellent either way you slice it. Anyway, a nice enjoyable read of the Constellation Integrated. Yeah, the Pass with these headphones was good but over the top ridiculous, even for me. Full class A heaters. The interface box presents a 6 ohm load. These things require excellent amplification that’s for sure. The .8 amps would be great I’m sure, but the heat factor with a close to the listener headphone system would be a bridge too far for many :~) AudioDoctor and cjf 1 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Popular Post The Computer Audiophile Posted November 21, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2021 2 hours ago, RichardSF said: Does "among others" include RAAL's own HSA-1b amplifier? It was reviewed here by @austinpop, but have you heard it yourself? I haven’t had the HSA-1b, but I’ll be getting the new RAAL-requisite tube amp soon. AudioDoctor and SoundQcar 2 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
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