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Pass Labs XA30.5 with Dynaudio Confidence 5

Hi All,

This may sound like a stupid question and most likely is, but do you think a Pass labs XA30.5 would drive Dynaudio Confidence 5 speakers OK? Speakers are in a small room (14ft by 14ft approx).

Listen mainly to soul / RNB / reggae / pop and a small amount of blues. No classical / folk.

Listen at moderate levels. Speakers sensitivity of 83db and rated at 4 ohms.

I have a chance of buying a mint condition second hand unit for a lot less than a new x250.5.

Thoughts please.

Regards
che13
arned
12 posts
 
I have a pair of Confidence 5 and tried for many years to find the right amp to make them sing. I tried Krell kav 500, NAD M3, Mark Levinson 332, Emotiva XPA -1. These speakers need a lot of power, a lot more than most others! As they are also a bit anemic in the bass response, they want power paired with warmth and sweetness. At the moment I am running mine with a pair of Emotiva XPA-1 directly connected to a PS Audio PWD with bridge ( digital lens ), tweaked with Hifi Tuning Supreme fuses, using Nordost Tyr XLR interconnects. I am loving the clarity and natural details these speakers are capable of revealing. Never give up on them, rather find the right equipment to pair with them.
missioncoonery
1,190 posts
 
This may sound like a stupid question and most likely is, but do you think a Pass labs XA30.5 would drive Dynaudio Confidence 5 speakers OK?

Never,IMO...250.5 or even better 350.5 would be the smarter buy
rottenclam
59 posts
 
+1 on what Missioncoonery said. That amp is NOT for those speakers.

In fact, what Arned said is spot-on too. Those speakers were meant for serious watts that increase as your ohms go from 8, to 4, to 2. I would not even put a solid state amp on those speakers that was less than 250 watts (regardless of whether it was class A, class b, etc).

Great speakers, btw.
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