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Turntable,
Curious to see how the 2 Pass units compare? I am loving the XP 25 now that I reduced the noise. Titan I is singing as well but about the switch cartridges and arms. Titan to TW and Schroeder with Allaerts and ebony/bamboo armband. |
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the XP-25 is excellent in my system currently, now that I got rid of the noise. I did read that the xp-25 is fuller sounding/more weight than the xp-15 - I think Jeff aka Tone audio said that. My system is full sounding anyway, so slightly leaner sound may suit better. Interestingly the xp-15 has a bit more flexibility on the gain (more of a pain to change) - having standard 40db and 50db gain as well as the 60 and 70db of the xp-25 - add 6db for balanced even thou to me it is a bit false advertising as the 6db is gained in the pre amp/amp interface if balanced, not an additional 5db in the phono stage. Before committing a lot of $$, thought it a good idea to try the xp-15. You can buy two and still have change :-) Sounded dreadful out of the box, much better 5 hours later, so like the xp-25, this make take some hours. Last edited by turntable; 04-02-2013 at 07:32 PM. |
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I don't think there's much of a comparison. I had the 15 for a couple of weeks while waiting for the 25. Lot more detail, layering, instruments and voice have a 3 dimensional quality that just isn't there with the 15. I'll be anxious to get your impressions.
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Early days with the xp-15, but I don't want to listen to it with the xp-25 and my tube phono sitting next to it. I will run the granite audio riaa burn in CD for 48 - 72 hours to see how much it improves. |
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I ran the xp-15 in for almost 4 days straight. It sounded a lot better now and is a great sounding phono stage in the 4k mark.
However, the xp-25 is just better in every respect. Considering it is 2.78 times more expensive that I reassuring for anyone contemplating an upgrade. Frank, The difference is pretty much what you said in a nutshell Cheers Last edited by turntable; 04-10-2013 at 07:36 AM. |
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