Srajan, looks like your review tapped out Alvin. 6-8 weeks lead time on the new Denafrips DSP board. Quick question. Do you still keep your Pass 30.8 around? If not, do you miss it at times? Reason I ask, I grabbed a pair of Alta Celesta monitors 6 months ago. They are so so good. I keep fantasizing about pairing them with an old school class A amp as much as I dread having the amp idle at 120 watts to put out 2-3 watts most of the time. There is a nice Accuphase A60 in the used market I have been eyeing. My main amp is a modded Rogue Medusa, UcD400 output stage, tube input/PS. It does so many good things and keeps full scale orchestral intact on the Alta. I still can’t shake its lack of subtle seductiveness though, especially now with the Alta. Am starting to the think these legendary class A designs are becoming relics due in part to fewer and fewer people having actually heard them. Happy holidays – Paul Petelin
Hello Paul: The XA-30.8 is still a resident and in the theatre of operations whenever the right patient arrives. I'm not sure how much power your Alta Celesta need (I'm not familiar with 'em) but Pass have the newer XA-25 which I slightly prefer to ours. It's lighter and cheaper too so a win on two counts – Srajan
