Parasound to Pass Upgrade

The Pass labs are a bit warmer ,but also cleaner sounding , with better headroom

and dynamics , having dedicated amp stands to is a plus ,,there are I believe 10 fuses in the JC1 monos  in thePass  labs far less this too explaines and different design topology designs. For that much money there are a lot of excellent products 

the Coda pure class Aamps may be better still ,at $16 k retail each 

but getting a decent discount brings this down their top $7k Fet preamp 

is superb even against preamps 2 x their cost , Mikeat Audio Archon 

is worth the call.

My X260.8’s get warm in use, but I wouldn’t say they get hot.

@m_j_s thanks! Reason I’m asking is I have a relatively small room and my XA30.8 doesn’t get hot enough to affect it. Worried about having a space heater there as it would suck in summer months…

@audphile1 Dont think you’ll have a problem with the X260.8. The larger XÁ models might be a different story and of course the XS.

@ja_kub_sz , maybe you meant me?  I brought the JC1+s in with my YG Hailey 2's.  I already had the Audionet Max amps there, but had moved them upstairs where I also loved them with my Revel Salon 2's. So now looking for new amps downstairs with my YG Haileys. I thought the well reviewed Parasound JC1+s were were worth a try.  Ironically, @taylorro OP has now asked about the PS Audio BHK mono amps.  I had them also, paired with the BHK pre and Directstream DAC.  At this time, I did not have the Hailey's, but the PS Audio equipment was all sold to move up to Audionet.  I have heard good stuff at this price point, including Pass, Ayre and Luxman.  Probably the Koda as well, I have not heard it.  I truly believe the Audionet mid line (Pre G2 and Max amps are superb at their price point.  So much more music in there, resolution, SPEED, full tonality.  NOT for Tube lovers or fans of McIntosh. (yes I tried these also).