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Pass Labs X260.8 Mono Amplifiers I have for sale my Pass Lab X260.8 mono amplifiers. Brought brand new 3 years ago at Audio Connection Sydney. These units are in mint conditions and are very well cared for. Comes with manuals, fuses and boxes for shipping. Audition before buying for serious buyers is fine. Pick up preferred but can organise courier at buyer’s expense. I also prefer bank transfer before pick-up or shipment. SPECIFICATIONS Class AB Type Mono Gain (dB) 26 Full Power @ 26 dB gain (V) 2.2 Low Frequency Response 1.5 Hz High Frequency Response 100 KHz Power Output /ch (8 ohm)
Pass Labs’ X260.8 is a serious, high-end monoblock with real grip and finesse, so the asking price is easy to benchmark against the market. New pricing is around A$21,800 for the pair based on current US dealer pricing, so A$16,500 is roughly a fair-to-strong used ask at about 75% of new, but not a bargain on its face.
What you’re buying here is abundance: 260 W into 8 ohms per channel, big current delivery, and that familiar Pass balance of authority, tonal richness, and easy drive for demanding speakers. If this is a clean, original-owner pair with boxes, manuals, and intact cosmetics, it’s a very credible buy for someone who wants endgame power without jumping to ultra-exotic territory.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Pass Labs, an American high-end audio powerhouse, traces its origins to 1991 when legendary designer Nelson Pass founded the company in his California home workshop. Emerging from his earlier venture with Threshold Electronics, Pass pioneered prototypes of single-ended Class A amplifiers, enlisting collaborator Mike Burley to build custom CNC machines for production. The debut Aleph 0 model shipped in 1992, marking the start of a legacy rooted in pure, innovative solid-state amplification.
The brand focuses intently on a select range of components, excelling in power amplifiers, preamplifiers, integrated amplifiers, and phono stages, all hand-built in Auburn, California. Renowned for minimalist circuits and pure Class A topologies—often blending into Class A/B for efficiency—Pass Labs delivers exceptional warmth, detail, and realism. While they ventured briefly into headphone amplifiers like the HPA-1, their core strength lies in amplification, eschewing speakers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables.
Positioned firmly in the ultra-high-end market, Pass Labs commands reverence among discerning audiophiles and professionals for its uncompromising engineering, industrial aesthetic, and emotional musicality. Products embody technical precision with timeless simplicity, sustaining a reputation for quality and innovation that has endured over three decades, making them a benchmark for those seeking transcendent sound reproduction.
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