Pass labs XA60.5 anything wrong with them.

Thanks for that info. I agree 100 percent. :D

Yeah, that's possibly it, and imo, the bigger and more powerful Class A amps just sound better on the overall. Plus, you need pretty efficient speakers for the 60W amps to work, imo.

I see, but imo, 89db sensitivity should be the cutoff point. Anything lower is taking a bit of a chance, imo. As for me, I'm looking at a pair of First Watts F4s in bridged balanced XLR mono operation. You have 100Wpc into 8 Ohms. However, you need a preamp with at least 14db of gain. And you need efficient speakers. My speakers are 94db sensitive, so no problem really. It's an interesting amp to say the least, and hand built by Nelson Pass!

Bo1972, I have my sights on Pass Labs too. Or First Watt as I have very high efficiency speakers. Thanks for highlighting the differences. It does go against the grain of conventional thought ie Class A sounds better. However, differing opinions such as yours are ok with me.

Thanks for highlighting the differences. So do you prefer the Class AB amp to the Class A amps? I always feel that Class A sounds better, and even Pass Labs says as much.

How would Neotech cables work with Pass Labs?

Bo1972: Thanks for the detailed reply to my post. Much appreciated, and I'll make a note of it. Neotechs have UP-OCC copper (very pure) and UP-OCC silver (also very pure.) They are very high quality, and they're the OEM for more than a few cable companies. They're not real cheap, but they are excellent, as far as I know. However, if they don't interface well with Pass Labs/First Watt, then there's no point in me buying them, you know?

Bo1972: That makes sense.

Bo1972: With the Onkyo being a mutichannel home theater unit, are you able to run that in 2 channel only?

Bo1972: Thanks for the info. Very interesting that it beats the XP-20. It's also a lot less expensive! How's the phono section on the Onkyo?

Ok, cool, sounds good. Good luck with that. Speaking of Onkyo, why not this preamp from them?

http://us.onkyo.com/Products/model.php?m=P-3000R&class=Reference&source=prodClass

Ok, cool, sounds good. Audyssey sounds interesting. Thanks for the recommendation.