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| More Power or use subwoofer to boost bass for music I’m using a pass labs xa25 to drive my 804 d3s. No problems with bass. The bass is controlled, deep and detailed. The xa25 loves pushing those loads being stable down to 1 ohm along with a damping factor of 500. Positioning from the front wall was... | |
| Rotel RB1582 mk2 vs Emotiva XPA2 gen3 I ended up upgrading everything including all components, speaker cable, interconnects, power cables, power conditioner, and dedicated 20 amp outlets along with hours of positioning the 804s. All was worth it. Take it one step at a time and those ... | |
| Rotel RB1582 mk2 vs Emotiva XPA2 gen3 I had the xpa 2 gen 1 with B & W 684s that worked pretty well, but when I upgraded to the 804 d3s it became apparent that the xpa 2 was not up to the task. It was very bright and did get distorted at higher volumes. It just did not sound good ... | |
| PASS LABS X150.8 AMP SUFFICIENT FOR B&W 803 D3s? I drive my 804 d3s with the Pass Labs xa25 with no problems. You should have plenty of power with 300 watts at 4 ohms. | |
| Help selecting a new preamp Pass Labs Hpa 1. $3500 new. $2750 used from Reno HiFi with 2-3 year warranty. Reference preamp and headphone amp with 2 inputs. Rca only. No remote. No phono stage. Simple. Reviewed by Terry London for hometheaterreview.com | |
| Recommended solid state amp for user with tinnitus I second the pass labs xa25. It drives my B&W 804 d3s with no problem. Smooth, with resolution and no listening fatigue. I also have tinnitus in my left ear. | |
| Pass labs xa25 amp and BW 804 d3? I received my Pass Labs XA25 today. It easily drives my 804s and it is actually runs just as cool if not cooler than my emotiva xpa 2 at high volume. It barely gets warm to my amazement. Sound quality is spectacular even though it is yet to be bro... | |
| Pass labs xa25 amp and BW 804 d3? Thanks so much everyone.The core values of these forums are to help, instruct, inform and intrigue. The amount of knowledge and experience that has been directed my way makes decisions a little less stressful. My gut says pass xa25. Thanks again. | |
| Pass labs xa25 amp and BW 804 d3? I'm about 8 ft. from the speakers. Probably about 15 ft wide for the listening area. Although, the room is completely open behind my listening position. Approximately, 32 ft total in length from behind the speakers to the end of my kitchen, a tota... | |
| Pass labs xa25 amp and BW 804 d3? I figured as much. Think I'm going to go with the new parasound A21+. Any thoughts? |