Interesting to hear from you regarding this older thread. I actually called Pass at the time to find a dealer (unbelievably,, there was no one in Houston) and they were very helpful and recommended usatubeaudio.com in, I think, Arizona. The guy I dealt with was named Paul. They had a new unit for about $2K below list, although the catch was you didn't get the 60 day or whatever it was return. I don't remember the real specifics, but they were good to deal with. That amp weighs almost 100 pounds so is a serious item. The upside is that it is probably the heartbeat of my system. It is built like a tank, is very neutral with my KEF speakers ( what I wanted), but also closer to a tube sound than most solid state stuff. I wouldn't call it warm, however. I had all BAT tube electronics and a 2A3 self-built amp with open baffle speakers in my past life and as much as I miss that stuff would have to say that this sounds better. All my other equipment here is solid state. I like the integrated amp concept and see little reason for separates as good as this thing is. The soundstage and everything else is exceptional. I would say to make sure your speaker requirement is within the 60 watt range. My KEF's are 4 ohm and go down near 3 so power not a problem here, but I've been known to crank the INT-60 all the way up, although usually 2/3 or so gets me into the 80-90 dB range. If that doesn't cut it there is the AMP-250, only about 10 lb heavier. Some people like the INT-60 a bit better but it's hard to imagine the topology being much different. I would suggest a call to Pass and seeing what they say. Good luck to you!!
