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Pass XA25 or Pass XA 30.8

Hi everyone!  I have been a tube guy for the past 20+ years and have decided to give one of these Pass amps a try.  I would like to hear from owners of the XA25 and XA 30.8 on why you chose your amp and what you really love about the XA 25 ormr 30.8!  Both have great reviews but I want to hear your impressions.  I will  still be using a nice tube preamp btw!
bobheinatz
mrdecibel
2,898 posts
 
wolf, XA25, lol....senior moment ?
wolf_garcia
6,598 posts
 
What’s that, Ess A? The SA just snuck if there as a Mex street cred moment, but it’s good to see that anybody reads my posts.
willrich47
52 posts
 
Lol!
bobheinatz OP
705 posts
 
I have enjoyed all the responses.  Thank you everyone.  I have always looked at Schiit as something to try.
audition__audio
1,304 posts
 
I am very familiar with your speakers, but could never bring myself to buy anything from Dale. No to tubes as these speakers really seem to thrive on current and I always thought they worked best with S.S. I owned a 30.8 for a time and liked it but didnt love the amp. Hard to explain why in retrospect. I actually think you would be well served by a better amp, although power should be adequate but really at a minimum for your speakers. Feed them the best signal you can as these speakers are very good. 
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