Helol boilerkj,
I have the Sasha2 with the XA100.8 (before XA100.5)-> Sasha2 with 92db is very easy to drive and 100watt Class A are really enough.
my roon is around 55m2 and I can play music always in class A to 110 Db!!!
Sure a XA160.x have another "sound status" but you have already a tube preampli and for me have a 160.x make not a so big different....
The .5 from Pass have a sound more "tube" = like tube amplifeir but the new .8 are faster, more(better) LF/bass, HF very fine.....
If i can have a pair of XA160.5 I can immagine to change my 100.8 with the .5 but from 100.5 for 160.8 make for me not sense.....
Sasha is not bi wire/bi amp -> a pair of 100.8 for the LF and the 100.5 (or 60.5) for the HF will be very amazing.
where I'm is very very hard found a pir of xa160.5....used ok but i dont wil buy a 160.5 10years old!!!
sell the xa100.8 (1 year old) for 50% and invest a lot of money for the 160.8 make for me really not sense....
I muss decide from a Xp30 or one ARC REF6 or better a Octave HP700 as preampli. (tube or SS)
thxs bds
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