Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160

You really have nothing meaningful to contribute, do you Bartokfan?

Bartokfan,
I thought the Pass LSXRTXA-460 was only a prototype. When did you get the opportunity to hear this amp? How did it compare to the XA 160? A comparison would be helpful considering the XA 160 is the amp Gandme was looking to get some meaningful input?

The Pass LSXRTXA-460 is only available in Louisiana to the hearing impaired.

Contact Bartok for details.

I'm trying to get Gan to look at his system. The names mean something.
IOW I'd personally never buy anything witha X in its title. All his stuff has an X in it. Whats with the X.
Jadis NEVER uses an X in any of their amps names. Cayin also. Tyler speakers does not use the letter X. If these labs use a letter or number its something that is understandable right off.
I just don't get why all these new equipment uses all these letters and numbers. Its some gimmick, some ploy.
My 2 cents.
good luck Gan.

Cayin. That's a funny soundin' name. Sounds like pepper. Hot-n-spicy pepper. Like Tabasco. I would never buy gear that's hot-n-spicy...or made by Tabasco. Cayin...what a silly, nonsensical name for an audio lab.

Cayin 17? Cayin keeps makin' the model number higher and higher. Couldn't they stop with Cayin 2, or is 17 hotter-n-spicier? Heck, anyone interested in hot-n-spicy Cayin products might as well wait for Cayin 50. Muy caliente!

And by the way, what's up with Tyler Taylo 7U? What kind of name is Taylo? And 7U? Might as well be 7X, or 7Z. What ever happened to Taylo 7A, 7B, 7C...? These knucklehead labs and their nonsensical model numbers.

And what about Jadis? What's up with DA50S, DA88S, DA30 (what, no "S"), Orchestra, and Orchestra Reference (can Orchestra Reference Royale be far behind). What's up with "DA"? What does DA50S have to do with anything? It's not 50wpc. It doesn't use 50 tubes, and it doesn't cost $50? Why can't they just call them Integrated Amplifiers 1, 2, 3 and 4? Those kooky French. Too many frog's legs I tell 'ya! They're all whacked in the noggin!

Hey! And how 'bout that berzerk Ford Motor Company with their Model A and Model T. Whatever happened to all the models in between? No Ford Model K that I can recall.

I'm with you, Bartokfan. All these companies are really playin' with our minds! Definitely avoid the X. X marks the spot you know, and you don't want to be standin' on the spot when the Big One drops.