Pass....Accuphase....or......

Hi Audiogoners!

I need a new power amp to my Verity Audio Parsifal Ovation (18 watts minimum recommended input power / 8 ohm).

Have a Mark Levinson No.532 that keeps broking down and it's getting too expensive to fix in Europe.

Music: Classical/symphonic and jazz.

Room: 13 x 26

Preamp: Auralic DAC/Pre (but this can change....)

Ideas so far:

Pass Labs XA-25 (hype or really good and powerful enough?)

Accuphase A-48 (too polite?)

If you have a minute....I need ideas in that price range...+/- $$. Thanks!

southofdallas01-19-2025 4:12pm

erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,564 posts 01-19-2025 at 09:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Pass has it's own sound and you 100% need to listen first, as some reach nirvana and others can't spend much time listening to it. Luxman and Ayre should also be considered. Ayre too has it's own sound and some fall in love with it. I'm on team Lux myself.