wizargoz
Super Member
Well, my Nelson Pass Threshold CAS-1 arrived yesterday, and I've been playing the hell out of it for two days, and I am impressed! Recently recapped, this amp has a detail and punch that's incredible. I'm just playing lossless Flac files for now, but will hook up the SACD and TT later. But what I'm hearing is another step up soundwise. 
Seller said it "thumped" on start-up, but I haven't heard it yet. It had a "hum" at first, but I used a cheater plug to quiet it down. No hum now. The amp is only 75 WPC, but sounds a lot heftier. The only way I can describe it is detail- some of the music I'm playing sounds a bit strange- instruments that were mushed together are standing out now. From the Beatle's "Helter Skelter", to Dishwalla'a "Opaline" to Pearl Jam's "World Wide Suicide", it's all very very good.
Picture shows the CAS-1 on top of the Outlaw it's replacing (It's going out to the living room). Now back to the tunes!
Seller said it "thumped" on start-up, but I haven't heard it yet. It had a "hum" at first, but I used a cheater plug to quiet it down. No hum now. The amp is only 75 WPC, but sounds a lot heftier. The only way I can describe it is detail- some of the music I'm playing sounds a bit strange- instruments that were mushed together are standing out now. From the Beatle's "Helter Skelter", to Dishwalla'a "Opaline" to Pearl Jam's "World Wide Suicide", it's all very very good.
Picture shows the CAS-1 on top of the Outlaw it's replacing (It's going out to the living room). Now back to the tunes!
