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In Reply to: Panasonic XR45 vs SimAudio W5/P5 combo posted by hifi@magma.ca on August 17, 2004 at 08:38:04:
I have an aging SimAudio Celeste amp connected to a Sony TAP9000ES preamp and had the same question, so off to the Best Buy I went and got an XR25. I had money signs flying around my head going home with this machine, thinking of all cash I could save with this one box. I played it for a week straight, unmodded of course (neither is my Sim) through the digital input and it did sound enjoyable, but when I switched back to my equipment, I was surprised at the large difference I found with instrument seperation, clarity, better frequency extremes, which meant the treble and midrange was cleaner and voices were clearer than the XR25. I brought back the Panny, even though I was aware that it didn't have the necessary break in time or the required mods, but I made my decision based on what I had heard. I suspect that the XR45 is a better machine than the XR25, but I would also think that the W-5/P-5 is a better combo than the CEL/TAP.
I wouldn't mind having a digital Panny, but I would use for what it was intented to do, to provide good quality home theater at an affordable price, but for music, I much preferred the Sim, and in the end, that's what it all came down to.
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