A real big review Xono, X2.5, XA100 - Page 3

GRollins · 13th September 2005, 11:18 PM

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

peranders · 15th September 2005, 03:07 PM

It's interesting to see in the review the test of output current capability. Only 9 A i max and in some circles it _very_ important with 50-100 A.

Some people claim that 100 A out is very important, some that "snubbers" are important, others that .... und so weiter.

peranders · 15th September 2005, 07:43 PM

The translation is ready now.

All in all it was positive opinions from the test panel altough with a couple of reservations which can be found in the review.

metalman · 16th September 2005, 07:38 PM

UltraAudio, from the SoundStage Network, have posted a glowing review of the XA160.

http://www.ultraaudio.com/equipment/passlabs_xa160.htm

tortello · 16th September 2005, 07:50 PM

Peranders,
thank you very much for your efforts!

Marcello

peranders · 16th September 2005, 07:57 PM

Thanks and some of it goes to Hans which translated a couple of pages.

15th September 2005, 03:07 PM	#22
peranders Electrons are yellow and more is better! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Blog Entries: 4	It's interesting to see in the review the test of output current capability. Only 9 A i max and in some circles it _very_ important with 50-100 A. Some people claim that 100 A out is very important, some that "snubbers" are important, others that .... und so weiter. __________________ /Per-Anders (my first name) or P-A as my friends call me

15th September 2005, 07:43 PM	#23
peranders Electrons are yellow and more is better! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Blog Entries: 4	The translation is ready now. All in all it was positive opinions from the test panel altough with a couple of reservations which can be found in the review. __________________ /Per-Anders (my first name) or P-A as my friends call me

16th September 2005, 07:57 PM	#26
peranders Electrons are yellow and more is better! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Blog Entries: 4	Thanks and some of it goes to Hans which translated a couple of pages. __________________ /Per-Anders (my first name) or P-A as my friends call me

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13th September 2005, 11:18 PM	#21
GRollins diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Columbia, SC	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

16th September 2005, 07:38 PM	#24
metalman diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta	UltraAudio, from the SoundStage Network, have posted a glowing review of the XA160. http://www.ultraaudio.com/equipment/passlabs_xa160.htm

16th September 2005, 07:50 PM	#25
tortello diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Genoa (ITALY)	Peranders, thank you very much for your efforts! Marcello

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