Pass Labs XA160.8 Monoblock Amplifier

Jerold O’Brien has posted a review of the Pass Labs XA160.8 monoblock amplifiers ($29,000/pair) at TONEAudio. His conclusions:

“I’ve hinted that the Pass XA160.8s have the slightest bit of warmth in their overall character, which they do. However, this additional richness and palpability is not at the expense of softness, or compromise in transient attack. If you want a strictly “nothing but the facts” the Pass sound may not be for you, but if you’ve always loved a touch of the glow that the world’s best vacuum tube amplifiers possess without having to chase the glass bottles, you must audition the XA160.8.”

You can read the full review here.