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Pass X350.5 Heat Output

Not having heard Pass, I'd like to know how much heat the X250.5 / X350.5 generate. I understand their Class A amps give off a lot of heat but will the X.5 be somewhat less?

I have a small room now (11x12) but will be moving to a larger room (12x22) shortly.

Thank you for your thoughts
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needfreestuff
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The xa160.5 is like listening to tubes, very easy on your ears, with a blacker background and a cleaner sound across the board it also has more density, a richer sound, the 350.5 brings loads of detail from the midrange and higher but lacks the fullness and detail in the midbass perhaps a little thin in that area but it has excellent jump factor, tremendous speed, hope that helps Bmwmcab I'm not real good with words.
hasse
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Needfreestuff and Bo, how does the bass compare between the X350.5 and the XA100.5/160.5? I am considering either the XA100.5 or the X350.5 for my Magnepan 3.7´s.
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bo1972
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The X350.5 will have more drive and speed. I would go for the X350.5. I owned the XA100.5 for 2 years. I still has a lot of drive. It has a more musical sound and a more touchable image. But the 350.5 has more drive and speed. I play with the X250.5 now. The X.05 series has a bit more air in the high freq. I later will go for the X600.5. I prefer the drive and air above the more musical sound and better blacks.
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needfreestuff
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Like Bo said the 350.5 has more speed at the bottom end and more jump factor but the XA160.5 has more mid bass detail and purity the advantage the 160.5 has over the 100.5 is more details can be heard. If I needed a sub woofer amp I would choose the 350.5 but for everything else in my system the 160.5 was superior. Good Luck Hasse
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michaelkingdom OP
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This might be the 1st downside I have found to living in Florida! Would love some XA! Too much heat me thinks.
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