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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: Dchazen
Thanks for the feedback. As I continue to talk to people and read it is becoming clear that the .5 model change is important. The CLS likes a lot of power and the impedance can dip down to 2 ohms, so the amp has to be stable. I understand that the original XA series had issues with handling low impedance speakers, but this was corrected in the .5 series. The pure class A power of the XA is supposed to be phenomenal sounding, but the class A watts are more expensive. On the other hand, I have read that you don't need as many class A watts to drive the same speaker. I have seen comments that the X350.5 and the XA100.5 are the "sweet spots" in the Pass Labs model line up in terms of power that can handle most speakers and bang for the buck. If the choice is between the X350.5 (MSRP $11K) and the XA100.5 (MSRP $16K), then what would you say?
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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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