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You've tried other amps and ended with Pass, please discuss

So I'm genuinely curious about this, and I'd like your thoughts.

You: Are a current pass owner who has tried a number of other amps and stuck with Pass.

Please discuss your speakers, your pass and what other amps you feel your current set up bested.

I won't opine, but may ask questions to those who are not specific enough.
One thing I've heard a lot is the terms "refined." I don't know what this means, so if you can compare to other amps with more detail, would appreciate that.
Thanks!

Erik
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erik_squires OP
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Huh.

From :
https://hometheaterreview.com/coda-technologies-continuum-no-8-stereo-amplifier/

and copied here under fair use guidelines:

The Pass Lab sound is slightly warm and velvety while the Coda is smooth and silky in its overall presentation. Both are great. Which one you would like better would boil down to personal taste and system synergy. Both amps offer a liquidity and grainlessness that normally is only associated with tube-based amplification. The Coda is very musical yet very detailed in ways that make me think that a fairer comparison would be my Pass Labs XA-60.8 monoblocks, which is a significant accolade for the Coda No. 8, as the Pass 60.8s are mean competitors costing far more money.

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I am surprised no one has mentioned Adcom and the 5800 series !
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I'll keep my bright and revealing system, thank you, but when I listen to some good music that is not recorded well, and/or mixed well, I have a Bryston powered pair of 10" subs with no crossover to add depth, harmonics, and sweetness, especially on old LP's. 
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I have Coincident PRE’s and have used Coincident Frankenstein 300bs, Atma-Sphere M60’s, a lyngdorf tdai-3400, pass labs xa25, and first watt f4s on them. In this system, the first watt f4s are the best of the bunch. Extended, clean, lightly sweet with a beautiful soundstage and precise imaging.

Currently building a pair of diy sit3s to try as well. Just a fabulous company making wonderful amplifiers for all the right reasons.
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