Nelson Pass is a true genius when it comes to solid state amplification. I have been a life long owner of Threshold SA-1 mono-blocks, Aleph 1 mono-blocks, XA-100.5 mono-blocks, reviewed and bought the XA-60.8 mono-blocks, XA-25, and reviewed both the class A integrated amplifier and the 250.8 single chassis amp.
Recently I have gotten two pristine refurbished Threshold s/350e and a s/550e which still are wonderful amplifiers.
As I stated in my review on the XA-25, also made it a product of the year award winner, even though its the least expensive of the current .8 series amps its my personal favorite because of its rendering of timbres/tonality, and the image density that it creates. It also drops over 60 watts into 8 ohms and 120 watts into 4 ohms, so unless you drive very difficult speaker loads you might be shocked on how much power it can drop if needed.
I love/enjoy all my Pass Labs amplifiers and feel lucky that they are part of my stable of amplifiers.
Recently I have gotten two pristine refurbished Threshold s/350e and a s/550e which still are wonderful amplifiers.
As I stated in my review on the XA-25, also made it a product of the year award winner, even though its the least expensive of the current .8 series amps its my personal favorite because of its rendering of timbres/tonality, and the image density that it creates. It also drops over 60 watts into 8 ohms and 120 watts into 4 ohms, so unless you drive very difficult speaker loads you might be shocked on how much power it can drop if needed.
I love/enjoy all my Pass Labs amplifiers and feel lucky that they are part of my stable of amplifiers.