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Pass Labs amp choice for CLS - What would you do?

After much reading and soul searching I have decided to upgrade the amp on my CLS speakers. I can buy a used X350.5 (current generation) or a pair of X600 mono blocks (previous generation - can't afford the X600.5) for a similar price. Is the .5 model change significant? There is no way that I can audition/compare them on my system, so I will have to take a leap of faith. I know I can't go wrong, but what would you do? And what pre-amps should I be looking at?

Dchazen (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-07-09

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10-07-09 The x-600 amps are great! i had a pair for 2 years and am a ... Srwooten

10-07-09 Dchazen, take a look at my gon reviews of the 350.5, xa-100' ... Teajay

10-07-09 Teejay- my comments were only on the x-600's to help the op. Srwooten

10-08-09 Srwooten, i hope my comments regarding my experience with th ... Teajay

10-08-09 Teajay- thanks for clarifying. no offense taken. Srwooten

10-08-09 Dchazen, to the question between between x350.5 or x600. i ... Analog_soul

10-08-09 Thanks for the feedback. as i continue to talk to people and ... Dchazen

10-08-09 Dchazen, if it's in your budget, in my opinion, you should g ... Teajay

10-08-09 I also recommend the xa100.5. in my review on audiogon, i c ... Peterayer

10-09-09 I'd also recommend xa-.5 over xa or x-.5. you may not have ... Jylee

10-09-09 "if the choice is between the x350.5 (msrp $11k) and t ... Onemug

10-09-09: Dchazen
Thanks for all the suggestions. I spoke to Pass Labs and was told that the equivalent power amp for the X350.5 is the XA100.5, with maximum outputs of 28 amps each. I'm afraid that the smaller XA amps might have trouble driving the difficult CLS speakers.
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