Lamm 1.2 vs. Pass xa 60.5


Hi

I currently own a pair of pass xa 60.5 driving my vivid g3 speakers. I'm missing some juice out of the speakers (same conclusion reached by stereophile recent review with the same pair). I'm thinking of going with different amps and thought about lamm 1.2 hybrids. Anyone matched those 2 amps ? Any other opinion where to go after the pass 60.5 in the $15-20k budget ?
Thanks
icorem
If you like the Pass sound, XA 100.8?.....but I´m sure the Lamm hybrids are very good as well.
Hasse
Even though I like the pass sound in the last few years I own the xa60.5 and owned the x250 before that, I want to try something else with the risk I will regret this move eventually...
In the June Stereophile, John Atkinson wrote briefly in passing about both of the amps in his review of the MBL Corona amplifiers. He felt that the Pass 60.5 excelled at soundstaging and image palpability, but lacked an iron grip in the bass (compared to Classe), and said the Lamms had a "forceful" sound that might lack the subtlety of MBL's big amps, but bested them slightly in ultimate authority in the lower frequencies. I haven't really heard the Pass amps at any length, but I can see where he's coming from on the Lamms, as I have always felt that they may not be the most absolutely transparent or best soundstaging amps I've heard but they have a power and richness to their presentation that I prefer. I think that they might give you more juice and bass control out of your speakers. Whether that offsets the apparently extraordinary soundstaging capabilities of your Pass amp (Atkinson's review makes note of that in a couple of places) depends on your personal preferences and priorities.