Mcintosh mc601 vs Pass Labs XA 100.8


I have a mcintosh mc-601 monoblocks amplifiers, I have a dynaudio c4 confidence speakers and ayon cd5s cdplayer, I want to buy a new amplifier, a Pass Labs XA 100.8 POWER AMPLIFIER is a good options? Is a upgrade in relation to the macs 601?
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Showing 1 response by georgehifi

Your speakers in the bass have a 4ohm load and a nasty -50degrees of negative phase angle, which together the amp may see a combined EPDR (equivalent peak dissipation resistance) of around 2ohms or less. This is not the kind of load that I would like a transformer coupled amp to see.

Go with the Pass Labs maybe.

Cheers George