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PassLabs X250 X350 and X250.5

I own a PassLabs X250 amp and I am thinking about upgrading to the new X250.5 or the old X350. I have a pair of Spendor SP1/2e speakers,Classe Audio CP60 preamp, and a Meridian G08 CD player. I called PassLabs several times to ask them what they think I should buy. Everytime I called I got different answers. Yesterday someone at Pass told me the X250 sounds better then the X350 and very close to the sound of the X600. Another time they told me X350 sounds better then the X250. They told me another time that the X250 and X350 sound almost the same and if I did not need the extra power go with the X250. Should I just go with the new X250.5? I don't have a dealer near me to listen to the amps. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank You...
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bobheinatz
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Pardales,

Congradtulation on your purchase of the 250.5. I bought one 2 months ago and love it. My speakers are Innersound Eros 3.5 which my 70 watt tube amp drove ok but I felt that something might be missing and I was right. The low level detail is outstanding. I also found that running with balanced i/c's work better.
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