Anyone knows the Classe CA-401?


Hello Guys,

I need a very powerful amp and I found online a good pre-owned Classe CA-401
I don't know this amp , never listened and never seen too
Anyone here knows this Classe product?
I have a Pass Labs X1 preamp and Thiel 2.4 loudspeakers
I think this 401 should be a good choice for my Thiel , at least its power should be enough to drive them.
Am I right?

Thanks in advance to everyOne for suggestions and opinions

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I owned the CA-400 for a few years which drove Martin Logan Quest speakers. Nice amp, I really liked it a lot; a real brute, never ran out of steam, very controlled bass. Although not a tube sound, I thought the midrange and top were quite good. Very well made. Not sure what the difference in the 401 is.
A friend had the 401's and I had the 201's. Both of us used them on Magnepan 3.6's. We like both Classe's very much - tons of power, detailed, smooth, very well built, fine value for the money. But, good as they were, they were significantly exceeded in all respects by Pass Labs amps, as Gundam91 said above, and I agree with him totally. My friend got the Pass 250.5, I got the 150.5. The sound improved substantially v. the Classe's. Sorry to tell you that if you're really thinking of the Classe 401. BTW, the Pass amps are VERY conservatively rated in watt output. My friends 250.5 (250 wpc@8 ohms) just about equalled the Classe's 400 wpc. My 150.5 (150wpc) easily equalled the Classe 201's 200 wpc.