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    Passlabs Aleph3

    Hey everyone...
    what you think? its a good deal for about 800USD???

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    Quote Originally Posted by 92135011
    Hey everyone...
    what you think? its a good deal for about 800USD???

    Used, private deal
    Sounds like a great deal to me. Remember it's a pure class "A" amp and runs HOT. The 30wpc is decieving, it's possibly the most overdesigned 30wpc amp ever made. I think it's got like 160k mfd of capacitance (that's more than my 400wpc PS Audio amp!) , so if the music demands some power it's there in gobs. That being said, I don't know if it would be good match with very inefficient speakers, even if it can drive them.

    Of course this all depends how, and what music your listening too. For me, and my speakers it wouldn't be a good choice, as I have a tendancy to get a little crazy sometimes with the volume. I even drove my amp in to thermal overload the other day playing some DVD-A disks with my friends. It didn't do any harm to the amp, but it does show that it pays to match your amp to your speakers and listening habits.
    Audio;
    Ming Da MC34-AB 75wpc
    PS Audio Classic 250. 500wpc into 4 ohms.
    PS Audio 4.5 preamp,
    Marantz 6170 TT Shure M97e cart.
    Arcam Alpha 9 CD.- 24 bit dCS Ring DAC.
    Magnepan 3.6r speakers Oak/black,

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