Passlabs at Cloney Audio
Since 1991, the team of Nelson Pass, Wayne Coburn and Desmond Harrington have become leading lights in the world of high end audio. Their designs are always technically excellent, and outstanding visually. But they also excel at reproducing the emotional dimensions of music which are sometimes missing in designs which focus in measurements alone. For example, Pass says of its XP 32 preamplifier: “the XP-32 generates less noise, crosstalk and distortion while delivering greater dynamic range, gain, output voltage and output current. But it is the sound, not the technical excellence, that truly makes this a breakthrough instrument.” This is exactly what we find when we listen and it is borne out by reviews in Stereophile, one of the few magazines which couples subjective evaluation with ultra rigorous measurements of the unit under review.
In the context of high end audio, Passlabs integrated, pre and power amps, offer excellent value for money. They are beautifully built and reliable, designed to deliver years of listening pleasure.
For more info on Pass, visit their website passlabs.com or visit us for a demo!
DESCRIPTION
The new XP-12 starts with a new power supply. It uses an efficient toroidal design with both an electrostatic and Mu metal shield along with vacuum impregnating and epoxy fill. This gives us a very quiet transformer both electrically and mechanically.