Bell Canto VS Pass Labs

I was thinking on getting a new amp and recently told that the BC ref 1000 could compete compete with the 350.5 is this true?

mlawitm07-22-2008 5:58pm

lihifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21 posts 07-22-2008 at 07:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Maybe in terms of overall power, but definately not on sonics. The PASS X350.5 and X250.5 are both considered state-of-the-art solid-state stereo amplifiers, and imo sound better than any of the top-rated Class-D Amps that I have heard. My experience has been that PASS' X.5 (& XA.5) Amps are more sonically competitive with good Tube Amps, than with Class-D Amps.
tvad Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,467 posts 07-23-2008 at 12:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have owned Bel Canto Ref1000 amps, and I presently own Pass Labs XA-60.5. Whoever suggested the Bel Canto Ref1000 could compete with Pass Labs 350.5 must have either been high or a Bel Canto salesperson. The two amps aren't even close, IMO.
mlawitm OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 67 posts 07-23-2008 at 01:30am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Tvad he had a set of xa 60.5's used telling me the customer used those for a trade in on the ref 1000's