MSB M202 compared to Pass XA.5

There is, i believe, a review of MSB monos by Hifi Critic (run by Martin Colloms). it may not be on the website, but i know they've done it as the MSB is listed in their rankings...the current record holder. hificritic.com

if you hear it, pls post your findings.

Peterayer,
When you say "more neutral than the Pass", do you hear the Pass as warmer or cooler than neutral? Just curious.

Hi Onemug,

No, I do not. I find the XA.5 to be extremely neutral, detailed, and accurate and not to be warm or colored. I think they are incredible and love the way they sound with my speakers in my room. The problem is that I have not tried amps that are supposedly "more neutral" like Solution and Spectral or now these MSBs. I have been told by dealers and one manufacturer, that there are other SS amps that are better at resolution, neutrality and transparency.

It's just not easy to make these comparisons in one's own system and I'm just curious about these MSBs as I had not heard of them let alone actually listened to them.

A chap in London Changed from Pass Labs XA30.5 to MSB M202's. His was using them to drive JBL Everest