Noise levels have been dropped from the already low-noise XP30. Refined circuit design and layout, new gain-stages with auto-bias and DC compensation all combine for optimal performance. But it all comes down to sound; once you listen to the Xs preamplifier, there is no going back....
not theCost-Effective Sound.Both products I’m reviewing—the Pass Xs preamp and Pass Xs 300 power amplifier—are efforts to provide that absolute sound without compromise in either quality or price. They are new top-of-the-line components that push ...
I need to begin this review by admitting the Pass Labs Xs Preamp is the most expensive preamp or amp I have reviewed. I want to remind you dear reader, that I just reviewed thePass Labs XA 30.8amp and it was the best amp I have heard at any price including some that cost five time...
Pass Labs- XP-30 3-Chassis Reference Preamp Label: Equipment Product No.: M XP-30 Availability: Special Order Category: Pre Amps $16,500.00 orAdd to Wishlist Description Specifications Where other makers are concentrating on eye-candy, the XP-30 offers better sound. The XP-30 is the best ...
Announcing the new Headphone Amp from Pass Labs! Like the XP preamplifiers, the HPA-1 is the result of great attention to detail. Starting at the power cord, the AC line is first filtered for high frequency noise and then isolated by a special toroidal transformer shielded by mu-metal ...
000 Basis Transcendence turntable with the Basis Superarm ($15,750) and the My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent Ex Cartridge ($7000) drove a Pass Labs XS phono stage ($45,000) and XS line-level preamp (also $45,000)—sitting on a beautiful Mosart “Quieten” wood cabinet by Bru...
-amp and one that is truly made to last a lifetime. It is said, once you have a Nagra setup you never go back to others. The fact is the Nagra is indeed a nicer pre-amp than the Pass Labs XP-12 but look at the price. The Nagra is $12k more expensive than the Pass Labs....
most musically realistic phono preamp I’ve yet heard, and it provides a series of front-panel gain and loading choices that make it remarkably easy to adjust to a given cartridge and a given system. It may push its price tag, but it also pushes the state of the art in ways that quic...
that was first used in the XS preamp. That output stage makes it far easier to drive longer multiple cable runs for the single-ended output circuitry. You get five inputs, two balanced and three unbalanced, and the same single-stage volume control as the more expensive preamps in ...
Foobar 2000, MediaMonkey v3, or J. Rivers Media and sent via ASIO'd USB to either a Benchmark DAC1Pre, CEntrance DACmini, or Wadia 121 digital-to-analog converter via DH Labs USB cable. I also used an Oppo BDP-83 Special Edition with its analog outputs connected to the preamp to ...