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I was doing a google search for something today and stumbled across another forum, from about a year ago, quoting myself and some others at "Audioshark" stating the XA.8's did indeed sound better than the XA.5's - less grain, tighter bass, but still maintaining all the good stuff about the .5's with none of the less desirable characteristics like the puffier bass. At the time, the XA.8's had just been released and two friends, Charles and Howard were earlier adopters and both had upgraded their XA.5's to XA.8's. I even got to hear the XA.8's in my system on the Alexia's when Charles brought his XA100.8's down and it was superb.
There was some other users at this other forum insistent that there was no way the .8's could be better than the .5's - although they had never actually heard the .8's! Almost a year later, this seems almost comical.
I'm wondering, anyone today still think this? Has anyone here tried the XA.8's against their XA.5's and felt the XA.5's were better?
Don't get me wrong, the .5's are amazing amps. But I find I found the insinuation that Pass would release newer, more expensive versions of their XA series that sound inferior quite entertaining to say the least.
There was some other users at this other forum insistent that there was no way the .8's could be better than the .5's - although they had never actually heard the .8's! Almost a year later, this seems almost comical.
I'm wondering, anyone today still think this? Has anyone here tried the XA.8's against their XA.5's and felt the XA.5's were better?
Don't get me wrong, the .5's are amazing amps. But I find I found the insinuation that Pass would release newer, more expensive versions of their XA series that sound inferior quite entertaining to say the least.