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Are Pass Labs XA60.8 mono amps enough?
@willyht You never drove a new M4 so you don’t have a frame of reference.Look up the drag races on youtube.  
Are Pass Labs XA60.8 mono amps enough?
Think of pass labs as a 1980’s Mercedes S class and the more modern amps like BMW M4 Competition Xdrive coupes.  you don’t need a Ferrari or hyper car to get 95% out of your speakers but that old Benz will be surPass labs and will be less than cap... 
Are Pass Labs XA60.8 mono amps enough?
Pass labs uses mid grade capacitors and decent parts but very old old old old circuit designs where they focus the most on the first watt. They won’t give you the dynamics of more sophisticated circuit designs. They won’t have as much grip with lo... 
Preamp suggestions for Atma-Sphere Class D Monoblocks
My favorite preamp is Burmester! All amazing quality.  I also like ones made by The Gryphon   
Anyone at home at Krell?
Knock knock … “Who is there?” krell ”krell Who”    
Are Pass Labs XA60.8 mono amps enough?
It’s not the power that is not enough. It’s just your purchasing amplifiers that are way under the quality of your speakers. Those Focal speakers deserve better! Try AGD amps instead or a used Burmester 911 mk3 or DartZeal     
Help me build out my first system
Your first bet for better quality Audio is to get a Qobuz subscription!!!!  
Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier
Under 500 on a 10-20k amp? you won’t hear anything better until it warms up for 3 hours. you need to spend 2.5-3k to make any significant difference on an amp like yours.  
Need help choosing preamp for streaming
LOL you forgot the dac you need a streamer a dac a preamp  if you buy all in one solutions you will be buying Chinese made boxes with cheap op amps. get a Schiit DAC and Schiit Preamp they will sound better! Then a decent streamer for the mon... 
Wilson Sabrina X ... oh my God! and Jadis... or?
Axxess Forte is better than all the tubes or midfi pass labs you mentioned here for $5500 that is a giant killer at $5500. It is next gen class D with a fantastic DAC and streamer built in 1 box. You just need to supply an Ethernet cable and get ... 
Looking for RCA cables from preamp to amp?
Ok you don’t want to spend $$$ what do you expect without spending any $$$…??? this is why people say stuff like cables don’t matter and I don’t wanna spend any money. It’s a component just like your amp or speakers. Lots of cheap options they ... 
Best streamer to replace my Mac Mini?
Please don’t be offended, but keep your Mac mini because your price point isn’t going to get you significantly better anything. Get a digital digital converter instead and a little bit better usb cable. To significantly beat my PC with a digital t... 
Thumper’s Mother
What does this have to do with Thumper’s mother? I thought it was Bambi’s mom that died?  
Watts! How many do we need?
Your speakers are not as hard to drive as sensitivity of 85-86 db. You don’t deep under 5-6 ohms. Big speakers like Wilson’s that are dipping into the 1.6-1.5 ohm range need a way more powerful amp even if they have a 91db sensitivity.  
Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range?
Most British speakers need too much power and you don’t have that! Magico needs 100k front and even the junker A3!  Devore Fidelity can run in tubes and Is voiced to be easy listening. See if you can find a used O/96