Pass X260.8 vs Bryston 7B3


Has anyone compared these two similarly priced monos? Will be used with Magnepan 3.7’s.
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Pass X260.8 vs Bryston 7B3 with Magnepan 3.7’s.



With these speakers, that have a 3 octave spread below 4ohms (that goes down to 2ohm) in the lower mids upper bass.
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I’d have a tendency to go with the Bi-Polar output Brystons, as they will most likely be able to do better current delivery into that loading than the Mosfet output Pass can.
(And I always hear that slight "mosfet mist" sound some talk about)

Cheers George
They sound different so it really depends on what sound you will like better. I know the Bryston 7B3 will have no problem driving a pair of Magnepan 3.7 speakers. I believe the Pass Labs X260.8 should have no problem either.
First you should choose if you want one stereo amp, or 2 mono amps, then move on from there.