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Mcintosh 452 vs Pass Labs XA 30.5

Hello everyone, I'm at the Mcintosh house and so maybe part of the answers will be taken for granted, thanks to the desire to try new devices I'm evaluating a transition from my current Final Pass Xa 30.5 to a MC452. Even the pre should be replaced by switching from an Xp10 Pass to the Mcintosh C48.
I use the Totem Mani 2, Audio Physic Scorpio 2 and Tannoy Eaton speakers in a listening environment of around 20 sqm at low and medium volumes.
I would like some advice from those who have had the opportunity to try, comparing these brands and the good interface between the coupled MC 48 and 452 and my speakers.
Thank you.
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I'm also interested in some first hand experience of the MC452/MC152 vs. XA series. Seems like so far it's just conflicting hyperbole of them both taking turns blowing each other out of the water. Can someone describe what the difference is that's making one better than the other? What is the key difference between the Mac and Pass house sound?

One of the things mentioned is that the Mac is slow, but from everything I've read, the MC452/MC152 generation is the fastest of the Macs...
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