This is for Georgehifi especially but others can chime in.

bubba12

Why not stick with the Devialet 400 which you have, or the Pass Labs you said you could get?

BTW which Pass Labs was it? All are good.

Cheers George

I’ve sold  the Devialet 400. Frankly,I didn’t like it. I may still buy the Pass Labs and it would probably be 260.8 mono with the xp-12 preamplifier. In the mean time I got a decent deal on the Odyssey gear and figured I would see how pleased I could be on the cheap. I’m pretty certain that the Pass Labs are the end game but damn! So much money.

Right now I have a borrowed XA 25 which is a little short on the power the Dynaudios would like. I think It’s great if you have easily driven speakers.

bubba12 OP160 posts01-26-2018 10:07amI’ve sold the Devialet 400. Frankly,I didn’t like it.

Doesn’t surprise me, I’ve yet to hear a class-D yet that’s sounded right in the upper mids/highs, either too rolled off, soft, cold or harsh depending on the switching frequencies filter’s filtering characteristics. Great in the bass and upper bass though.

Yes the XA25 is a little short on power, should sound very nice (being high bias Class-A series) from low to medium levels.
Also it’s gain is only 20dB so an active preamp with bit of gain is needed to partner with it.

The XA60.8 would be my pick for you, still the high bias series, and should have enough power for the  Dynaudio C-1 's, and it's a higher gain than the XA25 at 26db so you could get away with a passive preamp and save a stack on money.   

Cheers George

I appreciate your input @georgehifi . What is your opinion of the 260.8 monos vs. 60.8? I will be using the XP-12 preamp for either.