The Pearl uses passive RIAA eq., whereas the Aleph Ono and Xono use active eq. To the best of my knowledge, the Xono is not "X."
Using electrolytics is sometimes necessary if you want more than just a few uF. It becomes impractical to fit several hundred uF of film capacitance into a reasonable chassis, not to mention the fact that the cost of the parts quickly becomes dominated by the cost of the film caps. Do they make a difference? Absolutely. Are they always the best answer in the real world? Unfortunately, no.
Grey
Using electrolytics is sometimes necessary if you want more than just a few uF. It becomes impractical to fit several hundred uF of film capacitance into a reasonable chassis, not to mention the fact that the cost of the parts quickly becomes dominated by the cost of the film caps. Do they make a difference? Absolutely. Are they always the best answer in the real world? Unfortunately, no.
Grey
UltraAudio, from the SoundStage Network, have posted a glowing review of the XA160.
http://www.ultraaudio.com/equipment/passlabs_xa160.htm
http://www.ultraaudio.com/equipment/passlabs_xa160.htm
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