Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best

I compared the XA60.5 to the Luxman M600a.
With the Pass you have to strain to hear the details compared to the Luxman. The Luxman after 200 hr break in will wipe the floor over the Pass. It is not as slow sounding it gets more 3 dimensional and is alot more natural sounding than the Pass. Remember Luxman gives fanatical attention to all it's internal parts. For example they do not use parts from other companies. Pass uses an outsourced transformer and transistors etc.
On the contrary, Luxman does not it hand winds it's own custom transformers and uses it's own in house parts.

Clayton Audio, probably the best amps I've ever heard (I owned two of their models). If you can accomodate the heat, weight, cost and electrical draw, it doesn't get better than this (IMHO).

I attended in Taipei, together with other muisc lovers, a comparison between the Accuphase A-60V and the Burmester 911 MK3. The German unit was sonicly much better that the Japan one. The Burmester 911 MK3 is more powerful and widely operated in Class-A. Instead the A-60V is a pure class-A. At my ears the Burmester was very much better in all parameters.

With best regards,
Rocco

>>03-26-10: Faxer
I compared the XA60.5 to the Luxman M600a.
With the Pass you have to strain to hear the details compared to the Luxman. The Luxman after 200 hr break in will wipe the floor over the Pass. It is not as slow sounding it gets more 3 dimensional and is alot more natural sounding than the Pass.<<

Pure BS. I sell both lines.

This fellow obviously is quite inexperienced.

In fact, he sells Luxman but didn't make the disclosure.

Dealer disclaimer.

Interesting.....caught red handed.