Pass Labs Power amps choices


I am selling my Krell EVO components and moving over to Pass labs.
I just snagged a very nice X-1 for a song and now need a power amp to move my Revel Ultima Salon 2 speakers.
So my thoughts are either 250 or 350 stereo amps. Question is...how much different/better are the .5 and .8 varieties over the older x-250 or x-350 amps?
Many thanks.
Aloha!
mauidj

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I am considering the 250.8 over the 250.5 I am  currently using but it is $10,000 CND plus my 250.5. Is the difference in sound worth $10,000 plus  my 250.5?
I'm thinking that although the 250.8 would be a nice upgrade over the 250.5 that it would not be worth that type of money to do the upgrade. I had my 250.5 repaired a few years ago and it is working nicely. It would take me several years to pay back $10,000 so I will just enjoy my 250.5 as it is. My pre is an X1 which matches nicely to my amp and my speakers are Hales Transcendence 5"s which are nice. I just recently upgraded all my cabling from Cardas Golden Reference to Audio Art Statement interconnects, speaker cables and power cables. The upgrade was nice and I am very pleased with the results. I also upgraded my PS Audio Perfectwave MK II dac to a PS Audio Directstream with Bridge II. I am definitely enjoying my system in a way I never enjoyed it before. The Audio Art Statement cables were a huge upgrade over the Cardas Golden Reference and the power cables are much nicer than the previous cables I had. To be truthful I'm not that itchy to upgrade my 250.5 at this point. I believe the total cable upgrade throughout my system top to bottom was an upgrade I do not regret.