I had the XA-25. It is really good and will replace 18 Wpc no problem. I used it with 50W min speakers. There were a rare few recordings that would clip the highs momentarily at loud levels and I sold it. That was a mistake. I now have Corwalls driven by the Pass Int-25. The XA was in another league with a good tube pre. It was neutral, no sound of its own, and never sterile. I found the bottom octave very well defined but weak. A REL sub blended transparently and it was truly Really good. Impressive dynamics, noise floor and drive.
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!