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Pass Labs amps and Avantgarde speakers

Hi,

Does anyone has any experience with matching Pass Labs XA30.5 poweramp with Avantgarde Acoustic Duo speakers?

The XA30.5 is getting great reviews all the time but in my part of the world it's a little hard (say impossible) to audition on my Avantgarde speakers before buying.

My plan is to drive the XA30.5 directly from my dCS Debussy dac.

Thanks!

Best regards,
The Norwegian
mohano

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charles1dad
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Mohano,
Your choice does`nt surprise me, a well bullt-high quality 300b SET with those speakers should sound wonderful! Congratulations.
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charles1dad
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I agree with Nvp, with this speaker you're using mere fractions of a watt the
vast majority of the time. The quality of the first watt is what you hear.
Preference is of course subjective taste. Chadeffect owns this brand's Trio
speaker and has used many different amplifiers and chose the 2 watt
Yamamoto 45 tube SET. Does that mean it's better than the Pass amp? No,
it a matter of individual preference and desired goals/ sound . I'd probably
prefer the Yamamoto over the Pass amplifier but naturally there are others
who would choose the Pass, it just depends.
Charles,
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charles1dad
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Hello ajant,
Get in touch with audiogon member Snopro. He has the First Watt J2 (and I believe also the Pass Labs XA 30.8 ) as well as a Coincident 300b mono block SET. He had them driving Zu speakers but now has the Horning Eufrodite speakers. I’m sure he can provide you with valuable insight.
Charles,
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