@cakyol
I am fortunate to have a friend in the business which over the years has allowed me to switch various amp & pre's in and out of my system.
I was fortunate to have a Pass designed Threshold for quite a while, then I heard a Pass X250.5 mated to a X2.5 pre amp and that has been the foundation of my system. Great specs, reliability, hand built like a tank, manufacturer backup if/when needed, and incredible sound. And isn't that what it's all about ?
I don't necessarily agree with others on the alleged "furnace" effect. As you inferred, it's Class A . I'm generally pumping 60-100w per channel which on my system and in my music room is perfect. The amp gets hot to the touch when pushed, but in standby it's cool and draws about 100w. Turn it on and it can drive most anything perfectly without concern. ( I'm currently using bi-wired B&W 802D2s ) . I will add that since I added a PS Audio P10 Regenerator , the amp and pre have only improved in performance.
I would and will buy nothing else and that's my opinion on the matter.
Happy hunting & listening ....
SHAD
I am fortunate to have a friend in the business which over the years has allowed me to switch various amp & pre's in and out of my system.
I was fortunate to have a Pass designed Threshold for quite a while, then I heard a Pass X250.5 mated to a X2.5 pre amp and that has been the foundation of my system. Great specs, reliability, hand built like a tank, manufacturer backup if/when needed, and incredible sound. And isn't that what it's all about ?
I don't necessarily agree with others on the alleged "furnace" effect. As you inferred, it's Class A . I'm generally pumping 60-100w per channel which on my system and in my music room is perfect. The amp gets hot to the touch when pushed, but in standby it's cool and draws about 100w. Turn it on and it can drive most anything perfectly without concern. ( I'm currently using bi-wired B&W 802D2s ) . I will add that since I added a PS Audio P10 Regenerator , the amp and pre have only improved in performance.
I would and will buy nothing else and that's my opinion on the matter.
Happy hunting & listening ....
SHAD