Let me elaborate:
Audioengr,
You hit the nail on right on the head. I own several Pass Aleph amps. I'm a fan of MOSFETS & "tube sound". I never liked the Pass X series amps enough to transition to them.
The new X .5 series amps are much better than the originals!
Everyone who has heard my local dealer's demo X 350.5 agrees on this - it is noticeably more musical than the original X 350. The new plastic cased transistors are just plain better, in my opinion.
When Sunfire came out with the Signature Sub, it was a giant leap forward compared to my JBL B380, much smaller & it moved 3 times as much air.
I see ads here on Audiogon saying "Amp X is just better than anything made now or in the past", and I wonder how many newbies are going to fall for this.
Most new solid state amps are better than their predecessors, that goes for most brands......
Audioengr,
You hit the nail on right on the head. I own several Pass Aleph amps. I'm a fan of MOSFETS & "tube sound". I never liked the Pass X series amps enough to transition to them.
The new X .5 series amps are much better than the originals!
Everyone who has heard my local dealer's demo X 350.5 agrees on this - it is noticeably more musical than the original X 350. The new plastic cased transistors are just plain better, in my opinion.
When Sunfire came out with the Signature Sub, it was a giant leap forward compared to my JBL B380, much smaller & it moved 3 times as much air.
I see ads here on Audiogon saying "Amp X is just better than anything made now or in the past", and I wonder how many newbies are going to fall for this.
Most new solid state amps are better than their predecessors, that goes for most brands......