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

I just returned from a trip to Suncoast Audio and I got to audition several high end amps. One of them was a Pass int 60. I wasn’t planning on auditioning the int 60 but I’m really glad I did. I (my ears) thought it was a superb sounding amp. I was very surprised at how good it sounded. It just wasn’t an amp that was ever on my radar. And I think that’s why it impressed me so much. After listening to just the amp itself we tried it with the MSB ADC 5 DAC/streamer. My, my, my! It sounded sublime. So sweet and smooth. Needless to say I was very taken by the int 60. An underrated amp to say the least, IMHO..

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Can you compare it to other amps you heard at the same visit??

I've also listened to the Pass integrated 60. I too was taken back at how wonderful it sounded. Such an underrated amplifier and one of the best integrated amplifiers I have ever heard. 

Don't know about the other models in their line up but I've auditioned a Pass int 60 and I thought it was superb in every aspect. Then we hooked an MSB ADC V DAC to it. Purt neer had an organism.

@richdirector, ill be powering my new Ardens with the Pass xa30.5 and will let you know how it goes once they're broken in.
Eric, The 30.5 got me off the amp merry go round. How it pairs with the Tannoy Arden remains to be seen. I lean towards efficient speakers (Spatial Audio M3, Gemme Tanto 2, KEF 107) and prefer higher quality watts over quantity.
 Amps I've owned that I could have lived with forever include the McCormmick DNA 0.5, and Jeff Rowland Model 2. All three of these amps brought excellent synergy and sonic joy in my system at different points in my journey. If im playing this game right, that should be the only thing that matters.
Demo if you can. You'll find synergy eventually.