Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ?

I'm a huge fan of Pass, but I don't think their ideal for everybody. They may be some of the best built amps, but the best sounding amps is a more personal matter. There's a huge difference between his single ended Aleph series and something like the XA25. Same goes for the J2 and F7. 

Fantastic Integrated my brother just bought one a month ago 
Gryphon  Diablo of Denmark  this is a work of Art  it is better sounding then the majority of seperates . I owned a Audiostore
and inside parts quality and engineering design are critical.
and has won many awards .thereis a distribution center in  Canada
and one in the U.S.
this is Built, tested and retested on many parameters before for days before passing and very powerful and doubles in power from 8-2ohms.a Fantastic product  which I rarely will say !!

Since my brother owns one and I know them well 
read this review Gryphon Diablo -300 integrated Amplifier .

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/gryphon3/1.html

elizabeth
I would be interested in reading about your listening to B.A.T gear via your local dealer, retailer.  Happy Listening!

The Luxman 509 is awesome, as is the Ayre AX 5