Who did hear the new Pass Labs .8 series amps?

I think the change that it will be stunning is quite big. It even can be a new reference for some time. I am looking forward to it.

Thanks Skootb, tell us about your idea's of the differences.

I did find something who listend to the XA30.8. He was very exited. I think it can become a reference.

At the end it is about the sound quality what is important. In Holland there is even no pricelist anymore from the .5. series

Pass Labs is giving the most complete sound in my opinion. As a perfectionist I am only interested in the best possible. For me focus is Always on the max what is possible these days. I want everything in a set what needs to be there for the 'absolute' sound. Or what I call TOTAL SOUND.

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Pass Labs can let you hear the differences in sound between instruments. It gives you the wide and deep stage you need. But also in timing and drive it is stunning. It is pure music full of emotion and realism

For me it is difficult to understand why many people choose for other brands which have so many limitations. When I explain people what the limitations are they understand it. Before they didn't know what was missing or wrong.

Thanks Sigmund, I think they will be the new reference for some time. That is why I use the words; they are more complete than others. In my opinion Pass Labs is the most complete sounding brand for amps!

It's just about now, that is what matters. You want the best at this moment.

Audio should never become a hobby. Because it cannot make you happy. But music can make you happy. I visit many people with highend sets who were struggling with there set. Then there can come a moment you want to give up. Often it is caused by making the wrong decisions togheter.

When you do not know the properties of an amp,speaker, cable, conditioner, source etc. It Always will be difficult if those parts will work well togheter. The acoustics of the room and the properties togheter of all the parts will give you the overwhole sound.

In almost 16 years of doing tests in audio I am aware that most stuff in audio it not that special or worth the money. The real good stuff is very limited. The change of a well balanced musical set is small.

It starts at shows, normally you listen to flaws all the time. Caused by using stuff who do not work well togheter. Or the level of the stuff is not good enough. But it is still being bought by people. And sold by who?

I already read this info on another website. I still have to buy the amp. For Oled you have to wait another year for normal prices for big screens.

I am surprised that there are not atricles of the new Pass Lab .8 series amps in magazines.

Hey Peter, I found it just by using google :)

I am not a Pass dealer.

I do consulting in sound&vision. Pass is not a brand I sell. In the past I have sold a few, those were the ones I owned.

Pass Labs said that there are not reviews about the new .8 series comming soon. So people who bought them, just let us know....

I owned XA30.5, 60.5 and 100.5, now I have the X-250.5. When I bought the Purist Audio limited edition ( latest version) The X-250.5 went to a new level. All harshness was gone and I got a superior articulation of voices compared to XA100.5 with XP-20 and Purist Aqueous. I also liked the higher freq of the X-250.5 over the XA-100.5. These expensive powercables give you superior quality out of your amps. That is why I will go for the 350.8. Also of the 72 caps it uses like the 160.8/200.8 and 600.8. I will go for the extra speed and drive. I have done thousends of tests with cables in 16 years of time. Powercables have a huge influence on poweramps. What I noticed is that with simple powercabels you cannot get all the quality it has out of it. Even if you buy amps ( for Pass Labs also) 2 times the costs compared to the other amp powercables make a huge difference what will become the level you can get out of your amp.

You need at least 400 hours to hear were you are heading to. I said earlier that I never would choose for only copper in a set. Silver is essential in every highend set. It is about the extra air around instruments and voices. Often a bigger stage and more decay. And a sharper individual focus of instruments and voices. In one year of time I did compare a few sets with MIT copper with Audioquest silver. Audioquest was superior in every single part you Judge a cable for.