Pass Labs XA-25 vs XA-30.8 amplifier


Has anyone listened to the Pass Labs XA-25 and XA-30.8 amplifiers? Can you share what you heard, as well as what the differences are besides rated power and cost? I’m thinking of using one of these amps with my Audiovector R1 Arrete speakers and REL T/9x subwoofer (source is Weiss 501 DAC/digital preamp).

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@curiousjim 

Nice speakers. I have Amati Traditional and power them with ARC Ref 160s in triode mode... so 70 wpc instead of the 140wpc in linear mode. They are not compromised in any way... but this is a tube amp. 

While you could probably "get away" with the small Pass. I would look up the Pass XA line up to better match with higher power.