I have paired the 1160 amp with the pass x-32 pre. To my ears it sounds fantastic. I have been told that matching pre and amp with same brand can lower noise floor but I’m not certain that that outweighs tuning a system by balancing characteristics from differs house sounds
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Speakers: Magico M2; Magico S-Subs; Amp: Boulder 1160; Pre-amp: Pass XP-32; Phono Amp: Moon 610; TT: VPI HW40 Anniversary Direct;w/VPI Fatboy 12; Cartridge: Ortofon MC Diamond; SACD: Esoteric; DAC: dCS Barok; Conditioners: Shunyata; Cables Nordost/Transparent
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