Can Pass XA60.8's drive Revel Ultima Salon2's without their tongues hanging out?


Hello all, I'm driving Paradigm Tributes with XA60.8 monos.  Aesthetix Calypso, Auralic Vega, mRendu, NAS/Roon/Tidal, Shunyata pc's, Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Interc's, Big Silver Oval speaker cables round out the system. My listening room is narrow 13'w x 17' long,  9' ceilings. I'm goona be moving to a larger place and I kinda got the shinin' for a pair of Revel Ultima Salon 2's and before I work myself up into a lather thought I might ask the title question: are the XA60.8s up to the challenge? I've only had the 60.8s a few months, I like them and don't really want to change things up if it ain't really necessary. (I traded up from the 250.8 stereo) Peace and thanks
65voodoo
As a point of information, I suspect that the "122 watts peak" specification of the point at which the amp leaves class A corresponds to 61 watts based on the usual convention for defining amplifier power (volts x current with each defined on an RMS (root mean square) basis, rather than a peak basis).

Also, according to Stereophile's measurements the Salon 2 has an impedance of around 4 ohms throughout most of the bass and mid-bass regions, where most music contains a lot of its energy, and has a sensitivity of 86 db/2.83 volts/1 meter.  2.83 volts into 4 ohms corresponds to 2 watts, so that sensitivity corresponds to 83 db/1 watt/1 meter.  The amp is rated at 120 watts into 4 ohms. 

It can be calculated that 120 watts into a pair of 83 db/1 watt/1 meter non-planar speakers which can handle that amount of power without significant thermal compression (as appears to be the case here) will result in an SPL at a 10 foot listening distance of about 100 db.

That will of course be loud enough for most recordings for most listeners.  However, if your listening includes recordings having particularly wide dynamic range, such as some classical orchestral recordings that have been engineered with minimal or no dynamic compression, you might fall a few db short on the brief dynamic peaks of some recordings.

Good luck.  Regards,
-- Al
 
60.8s give me better separation of instruments and depth and width  of soundstage. I think the 250.8 had just a hair more of the uppermost treble. 

Al you said a mouthful! In "Jaws" speak I'm gonna need a bigger boat!  😁
Your room is gonna get so hot that your tongue will be hanging out.

Just a little humor... I know it's not that bad.

Or get a sub(s); and have it/them high pass back to the amps everything above 30 hz or so.

Down.. ready set..

Full signal. Pass to the sub.

Sub high pass to the Pass..

X-A 60. Point 8. Monoblocks. On two. Hut hut, hut.