Pass Labs XA- ".5" ???

09-02-07: Teajay
Tboooe, I have heard the new XA.5 amps in a very good system and I could not tell the difference between my XA-100's and the new XA.5 amps. So, if I were you I would just relax or put your money in other pieces in your system.
Teajay (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers)

I assume you had the XA-100 there in that system for comparison. Right?

I switched to the Clayton Audio M-200's. What a difference...I love them!!!

Audphile 1, I had helped my friend put together his system so each piece, CDP, preamp, speakers, and all wiring I'm very intimate with regarding their sonic signature, and the XA.5 amp in his system sounded no different then my XA-100's as far as I could tell.

Teajay, that's all I needed to know. Thanks.

I replaced my XA100 with XA100.5 a month ago, and find them to be better amplifiers. They have much more control in the bass, are more detailed, and more dynamic. They are still very easy to listen to, but have more "jump" effect when needed. My speakers are Kharma Exquisite Mini MK2. I still think that the XA series are some of the best I have heard, but the XA.5 are superior amplifiers.