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

Showing 1 response by trudat

WCSS is having fun, but anyone that bases their purchases on his fun might as well just randomly pick an amp.

I won't get into much other than with zero consistency in anything, it's pretty hard to formulate opinions.

As for the Pass gear, he's actually dead wrong.  Read what Nelson talks about the goals were in the .8 series, and talk to those that have heard and used both.  The vast majority will tell you the .8 is the more musical of the two... But they both have the same DNA.

But that WCSS thread is a mess, he even has his own alter ego handles spread throughout it to hype things he wants to sell, or push his thread.  

That said, dude clearly has some funds to have fun with.