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I tried...

...with my Thiel 7.2s I was using Manley Reference 350 tubed amps and wanted to switch to solid state for the simplicity in putting together my last system.

After much research, I bought a Pass X-350 and thought it was the best solid state amp I'd heard with these speakers.

Rich midrange, tighter bass and great dynamic contrasts.

After a month or so I began hearing a grainy texture in the upper midrange and I couldn't live with it.

So I bought the newer version of the Manleys, the Neo Classic 250s.

Here was everything the Pass did with better imaging, a more open, cleaner sound and a relaxed musicality that the Pass lacked.

I've never looked back, but have wondered from time to time how the X-350.5 would have sounded - people tell me it's a big improvement over the 350.

A lot of it has to do with matching to your particular speakers and what you value in the sonic presentation.

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