D'Agostino preampli ?!

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D'Agostino preampli ?!

Hallo,
I use Pass Xa100.8 in my system. At today the preampli is a Pass Xp20.


I can replace the Pass Xp20 with a D'Agostino preampli.

What do you think from this combo D'Agostino preampli - Pass ampli?

Thank you for your feedback!

Greetings
 
I think the D'Agostino pre-amp is one of the best available pre-amps especially when paired with Dan's amps. I also believe that system synergy is important. Unless you plan on replacing your XP20 with a Momentum stereo or mono blocks I would stick with the XP20 or move to the XP30.
 
The D'Agostino preamp is excellent.

But let me ask, if you have Pass XA100.8 amps, have you considered the XS preamp?
 
Hi,

thank you for reply.

synergy !!! this the key!!

The Xp30 will be a good preampli? versus the Xp20 give me a "sound improvement" or only a piece "extra" on my rack?


The XS pre is much more expensive from the D'Agostino. if I have possibility to have a XS at the same price of the Dag sure the XS will be my choice.

A Dag in black (I love this color on the Dag product!) NEW, all original import paper,...... I pay a great pre with a very very big discount! for the Pass XS is not the same....
I had too Audio Research in my mind. ARC_Pass_Wilson is sure a good combo with synergy......more from Xs30?!?!
ARC Ref Anniversary, REF10 or too the little SP20!!! the REF5se is better from the SP20 but next year with go have a new "REF6".....


I can too do so: Dagostino pre and Xa100.8. i sell my Pass Xa and I replay they with a Dag stereo! -> Dag stereo is at the level of the Pass Xa100.8????

This year I have changed speaker, ampli, cables,....FOR ME a lot of $$$$.
 
db33 said:
Hi,

thank you for reply.

synergy !!! this the key!!

The Xp30 will be a good preampli? versus the Xp20 give me a "sound improvement" or only a piece "extra" on my rack?


The XS pre is much more expensive from the D'Agostino. if I have possibility to have a XS at the same price of the Dag sure the XS will be my choice.

A Dag in black (I love this color on the Dag product!) NEW, all original import paper,...... I pay a great pre with a very very big discount! for the Pass XS is not the same....
I had too Audio Research in my mind. ARC_Pass_Wilson is sure a good combo with synergy......more from Xs30?!?!
ARC Ref Anniversary, REF10 or too the little SP20!!! the REF5se is better from the SP20 but next year with go have a new "REF6".....


I can too do so: Dagostino pre and Xa100.8. i sell my Pass Xa and I replay they with a Dag stereo! -> Dag stereo is at the level of the Pass Xa100.8????

This year I have changed speaker, ampli, cables,....FOR ME a lot of $$$$.
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Hi Omar,

In my opinion, the XP-30 is a significant improvement over the XP-20 in every way. Smoother, quieter and more musical, it is a game changer and has HUGE synergy with the XA-100.8's. I had the XP-30/XA-100.8 combo and the sound quality was wonderful with my Revel Salon 2's. So why did I sell? Two reasons, the first is I decided I wanted to move to Raidho D3's and the Soulution 520/501 combo was a much better synergistic match for the D3's than the XP-30/XA-100.8 combo. The second reason was heat. The XA-100.8's produced an uncomfortable amount of heat in my listening room and the Soulution 501's run significantly cooler.

All the best,
Ken
 
Hallo Ken,
the Pass combo ith the Wilson Sahsa2 sound good. I dont can say that I'm not happy...
Heat "point": yeh, class A sound great but after 5-6 hr. the ampli (and the room) is hot. not so unbearable but sure is not a D class Ice power ....

a full system pre Dag and ampli stereo or the Constellation new Inspiration serie pre 1.0 and stereo 1.0 (or the mono 1.0) can be a very great improvement and this 2 combo are great for Wilson speaker and too with a Raidho or Magico.....( looking to the future....new speaker.....)

Next week I go listen the Insperation serie with Wilson/Magico and Raidho speakers....


The Pass are new and I have to think about what to do..... a new premapli is the sympli way....a VTL 6.5 can be a too a great solution.


Ken you have listen the Constellation gears with the Raidho?

thank you for reply.
Greets Omar
 
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