Pass Labs Amps - Does the heat bother you?

It really depends on your room. I have an X250.8 that I run in a fairly open space. The amp itself gets warm but it doesn’t noticeably heat up the room. If I was running it in a small bedroom it would probably get pretty warm though. 

Also depends where your thermostat is located, relative to the amp…

XA60.5 owner. Not at all. But I have an open space so the amps get as much “air” around them as possible. I guess if you had a small room it could warm it up a bit. However, I think the heat they give off is pretty minimal as long as they’re not in a rack or anything like that. The manual says basically the same thing.

Over the years, I've had a Pass-Labs 30.8, and several First-Watt amps all of which ran hot. The F-W SIT-2's and F8 ran hot as they were class-A as was the P-L 30.8.  The sound was great in all of them.  I presently have an Accuphase A48 also class-A which runs just as hot as the P-L and F-W amps.  At idle or full tilt, they will run just about as hot as class-A is always driving.  The sound is worth it !  IMHO...

Running XA60.8 monos with KEF Reference 1 Meta. They get warm but not hot. I have them on Sound Anchors stands in the middle of the speakers completely out in the open so they get good ventilation. Love the sound quality and the company, the heat and electricity usage are worth it IMO.