New Pass Labs Xs amps


Did anyone hear these at CES? How do they sound different from the XA.5 series?
peterayer
It appears as though the Xs series has separate power supplies. Does anyone know if the Xs series will have the rumoured exclusive output devices that Pass has acquired?
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The XS-300 monoblocs go for $85k per pair.

When mfgs price amps at such rarified prices, can anyone estimate how many sets per year they can expect to sell? It seems at those prices that they would probably be made to order. Will dealers stock such an item?

With an item this big, heavy and pricey....is an in-home audition out of the question?
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At those prices, you absolutely should be able to get a home audition. And if it doesn't gel in your system, they should be able to modify the price until it meets your expensiveness criteria, no matter how much that costs:)
Got an extended audition today of the XS300's. The most grain free, open and absolutely controlled sound I have yet experienced. They are new classics and I dare say worth every penny of the asking price. I have also heard the XA200.5's. These amps beat them in every way. Other amp manufacturers have a big mountain to climb attempting to best these babies.
Dfw,
When you write that the XS beats the XA in every way, could you please elaborate? What was in the rest of the system? Thanks.