Are Pass Labs XA60.8 mono amps enough?


Hello everyone,

I plan to buy a class A Pass Labs monoblocks pair for a Focal Scalla Utopia system. These speakers are very easy to drive (92.5 db sensitivity)

I'm interested in the XA60.8 model. I wonder if it is worth waiting to have the budget for the XA100.8. If so, why?

I'm 25% home theater / 75% music. My room is rather small: around 230 sq. ft. I don't crank up the volume very much

Thanks for your help

vinci92

Swede…34w into 8ohm and half that into 4? Did you mean to say double that into 4? These amps double their power into 4ohm load so it’s 520 watts per channel into Sabrinas…I would assume it’s 68w into 4ohm in Class A…no?

@audiophile1 No it’s half that (approx 17w) into 4 ohms. I’ve asked Pass and other manufacturers.

@audiophile1 I understand nada about this but here it is: The power output in class A: P=R*I^2=R*4*Iq^2

I enjoy XA60.8 monoblocks into a far less efficient speaker than yours, Joseph Audio Perspective2 Graphene, the combination is effortless, detailed, dynamic and certainly plenty powerful for my listening pleasure... I haven’t read a poor review, in fact reviewers seem to agree these Pass Labs are amongst the finest ever!

My room 17’ 8" L x 15’ W x 9’ H 265 sq ft area 2,285 sq ft volume

Regarding heat generation, the XA60.8 do run warm as most performance gear does. Mine are tucked to the side using ideal 1m cable runs for power and speaker. Also by the time summer cooling and winter heating are balanced you really do not notice the extra BTUs.

Enjoy!

p.s. those making arguments for large, overweight, heavily advertised modern German two door luxo snort coupes is telling