As you are Marc.... common, only about a 18 hour drive.... you can do it! :)

And both of ya need to stop in Portland during your respective road trips... :D

You bet cha :)

I heard one today. Runs extremely hot. Nice but not my cup of tea..

My feelings also...

From my understanding pure class A amps do run a little hot. I would say mine does not run any hotter than my ARC... both can get a little toasty, but not overly so.

I have to say the purity in sound is very satisfying to me.

After we were really putting it through the paces yesterday, for several hours, I could still hold my hand on the heat sinks for 5 seconds. That is the test they recommend to verify that it has enough air flow and ventilation.

Randy, you should try Pass classic XA30.5. It's discontinued but should show up in the used marker periodically.

Nice looking amp. Very similar to my amp, of course with a much fancier case.

The only thing I see in the amp that makes it of interest over my First Watt is the balanced inputs!

It's class A and should control your MC speakers better than F6. Known to have tube attributes but with SS muscles. This amp may be arguably the most successful Pass Labs amp.

First Watt
 

Trust me, F6, XA25 and XA30.5 are not the same. Pass don't do things like Goldmund/Job.