Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe


I am loving the Ayre sound (V-5xe Amp, QX-5 Twenty DAC / streamer). My speakers are the new Revel F228be

While I think V-5xe is great, I am thinking of upgrading to the newer VX-5 Twenty. Just because.... I hear my sirens calling :-)


For you Ayre owners, is this a worthy upgrade?

Or should I consider another solid state Amp? Pass Labs come to mind

Thanks!
128x128thyname
I love Ayre, far far more than Pass. If you think the two of them are close, by all means get the cheaper one. 

Best,

E
@erik_squires I don’t know whether they are close. I only have the Ayre v-5xe looking to upgrade.

thats why I here, hoping to get some advice from people who have tried both VX-5 and X150.8

I know Ayre sound, and the VX-5 can only be better than my amp. But never owned any Pass. Just reading various reviews and forums posts
@thyname  In case you haven't seen it yet (in print) the Pass XA200.8 review is up on Stereophile now.
Ayre are slightly dark, extremely open. An incredibly black background for instruments to play on. 

Pass are .. their very own sound. Some call it refined. I call it trendy.

Best,

Erik