Focal Sopra 02 and Pass XA25?


I am currently driving my Focal Sopra 02 with a Nad M10.  I have to say it does really well, but I know that I should try something else to get more out of them. 

I am considering the Pass Labs XA25, and thought I should check in before finding one to demo at home. 

Has anyone tried this combo? I don't understand specs all that well, it is possible this could work really well? 

Any advice is appreciated. 
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Showing 1 response by verdantaudio

Sound profile of Pass with Focal will be awesome.  25w is going to be a little light to drive such large speakers.  Overall, those speakers are efficient and just need an amp that thrives at low impedance.  The issue is that they go pretty deep in terms of bass response and that is where you are going to see spike in power consumption.  

Also, the M10 is an all-in-one integrated.  The XA25 is just a power amp.  Are you going to use the M10 as a preamp?  

I would consider Naim as an alternative.  A NAP 200 or 250 will have a bit more power and will do better handling bass on those Sopras.  Focals are voiced using Naim amps and they go together like peanut butter and jelly.  Heavenly combo.  

Over the weekend I saw a NAP 250 B-Stock at the distributor which would be similarly priced to the Pass.  The only thing you need with it is a cable.  Naim uses a DIN 4 plug and they sell a DIN 4 to RCA cable for $150 to go with it.