Hey doni,
My comment on the Pass Labs "little" 30 wpc xa30.8 was just referring to the watts per channel. The watts per channel on a spec sheet really doesn't mean much and certainly doesn't tell you what the amp sounds like.
Yes, you are correct, there is a reason it weighs 93 (88 net) lbs, Nelson Pass understands the importance of and knows how to build a well made power supply. That "little" amp is ALL power supply. His newer xa25 is also supposed to be great amp (if you don't want or need balanced). There's a reviewer for "The Audio Beatnick" online magazine that owns both of those amps and he feels the xa25 sounds even better (in certain area) than the xa30.8.
I had that xa30.8 amp connected to a pair of Magnepan 3.7i's WITH a pair of their DWM woofers wired in parallel (talk about a difficult load) which presents a constant 2 ohm load to the amp and that amp handled it without even breaking a sweat! I ran that system like that for 3 years and never once had a problem with it. It was one of the most musical sounding setups I have ever owned.
Scot
My comment on the Pass Labs "little" 30 wpc xa30.8 was just referring to the watts per channel. The watts per channel on a spec sheet really doesn't mean much and certainly doesn't tell you what the amp sounds like.
Yes, you are correct, there is a reason it weighs 93 (88 net) lbs, Nelson Pass understands the importance of and knows how to build a well made power supply. That "little" amp is ALL power supply. His newer xa25 is also supposed to be great amp (if you don't want or need balanced). There's a reviewer for "The Audio Beatnick" online magazine that owns both of those amps and he feels the xa25 sounds even better (in certain area) than the xa30.8.
I had that xa30.8 amp connected to a pair of Magnepan 3.7i's WITH a pair of their DWM woofers wired in parallel (talk about a difficult load) which presents a constant 2 ohm load to the amp and that amp handled it without even breaking a sweat! I ran that system like that for 3 years and never once had a problem with it. It was one of the most musical sounding setups I have ever owned.
Scot