Just a quick comment on the Pass amp comment. I believe there is quite a bit of consensus that the X series is least warm of the Pass products. Nelson's amps get a bit warmer as you move from the X to the X.5, to the XA.5, and finally XA.8 (I haven't read enough to feel like I know where the X.8 fall in there). On my Thiel 2.4s, I found an XA30.5 much warmer and more natural sounding than an X250.5. Bass was surprisingly close and I ended up choosing the XA30.5 without much deliberation (despite the community's assurance that it was a bad match).
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