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

I own a pair of xa60.8s.

LOVE them. I think they do everything better than the x250.5, which was my previous amp.

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To be honest, I pretty much thought that about the XA30.5 vs. the x250.5. The later was a little better in the bass though.

Cal3713

How do the XA30.5's compare to the XA60.8's?

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I wish I knew, unfortunately I haven't heard the new series. I just thought it was worth noting that the X250.5 was already bested (in my opinion) by a comparably priced amp in the XA.5 series.

Whitecap.

On the XA 30.5 vocals (and tonality in general) were much more natural, with better instrument placement and a more 3-dimensional soundstage. This was true whether I was listening to Kanye West or Sonny Rollins. The 250.5 had a bit of harshness that really stood out on the Thiels (as would be expected, and as I was warned by Pass), but had very slightly better bass control. That room was a bit of a mess on the bass though (old wood floors floating over a crawl space in a weirdly shaped dining/living room combo), so perhaps I couldn't hear as much improvement in that area as there actually was. Also, just for clarity, I've never heard the XA60.5s (or.8s). Ohh, and I did have both Pass amps at the same time, so my decision was based on A/Bing.