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350.8 to 30.8

This is a somewhat similar question to another poster's involving two Pass amps. 
I need to downgrade my pass for some money to get a top tier linestage which many critics and audiogoners think is one of the best.
Also I live in a small apartment and though I love the 350.8 it's a monster. 
The 30.8 will fit on a shelf easily compared to the 350 which takes up a lot of real estate by itself above of which I have wasted space.
My speakers are 89 dbs.

Is this a mistake or is the wattage enough for making an impressive soundstage with comparable impact?
roxy1927
earthtones
15 posts
 
Also, they’ll put up to 90 watts after going out of class A, not sure if that’s into 4 or 8 ohms 
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d2girls
641 posts
 
Can any 30.8 owners chime in and tell me what sonic advantages it has over the 30.5?
browndt
83 posts
 
That is too much of a downgrade. You would be better off with a 150.8.
Actually the 350.8 is one of Pass Labs best amps. You are going to see
quite a difference when you down grade to anything less than a 250.8.
Talk to Mark at Reno HiFi. You can help you make the right choice for your system.
snopro
315 posts
 
That's your opinion browndt. I think the only advantage of the X.8 compared to XA.8 amps is bass slam and dynamics. The mids and highs on the XA amps are more natural and organic.

If you don't need all that power and depending on the kind of music you listen to, IMHO the XA amps are the better sounding line.
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