Pass Labs Aleph Question

Thanks twice, hehe . Im currently useing an x-250 and its a great amp, but im wondering if the two gain stage -single ended design of the aleph series would bring me closer to the music. It seems like the newer Pass amps are trying to bring back some of the design philosophy of the Aleph amps yet one of the reviews on the Pass x-600 claims that " The X-600 handily outclasses the Aleph 1.2's." That statement seems to contradict where Pass is going with their newer designs.

Im sure 600 watts will sound better than 200 watts on inefficient loudspeakers that demand huge power reserves but on efficient systems where all that power is not needed, does the simpler design of the aleph stand out. Im looking for some honest opinions.

Marco, what speakers were you driving with the aleph 5?

Im with you TD. I have found out that if the 4a's arent set up properly or the room isn't working with them, you can have a krell fpb 600 hooked up to them and the bass isn't going to be right. Good thing for me, I have an ideal setup, a fairly small room 13X18 with the speakers on the long wall. I actually was between amps and had to borrow a 5 channel B&K av 5000 amp rated at 110 wpc and the bass was fine. So I can't really see the aleph 2's letting me down unless they're just bad at reproducing bass. Ejlif, How big was the room your Dunlavys were in?