Pass Labs INT-25 or equivalent in another brand

@travisg Congrats! Let us know how it sounds.
@steveashe is right on with the note on warm up. It should sound great right out of the gate but give it 24hrs after the first day then about an hour thereafter to warm up. Pass amps are awesome and their customer service is top notch.

Enjoy!!!

I was told to leave it on for 5 days before I listen.

I wouldn’t worry about that too much. You can listen to it and hear it improve. It will be great from the moment you plug it in though…I’m pretty certain of that. 

@audphile1

Good advice. But I have a real hard time not drawing conclusions from listening to a new piece of equipment… and can be disappointed… I know I shouldn’t draw conclusions… but I do. So, it can be safer to wait… but you have to put a signal through it while breaking in.

More than once I have been so anxious to hear my new piece of equipment and thought, “it sounds OK”… not what I was hopping for… depressing. Then after 150 hours, hearing it greatly improve… and really being upset with myself… I know better than this… once again forgetting how important breakin is.

@ghdprentice know exactly what you mean. 
I hate the break in but curiosity takes over and I just got to know what it sounds like before it settles. In case of Pass I do believe it will be fine. but I’ll defer the decision to the new lucky owner of the Int25!