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Offered is „Pass XP-15“ by Pass as second-hand device from the category „Phono Amplifier“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 1436771655 ends on 09.12.2026 at 14:20 o'clock.
This looks like a fair ask, though not an obvious bargain. At EUR 2,190, a clean Pass Labs XP-15 sits in the sensible upper tier of used phono-stage pricing: expensive enough to demand excellent condition and complete accessories, but reasonable for a serious, discontinued Pass design rather than an inflated collector premium.
The XP-15 remains highly desirable for its exceptionally quiet, resolving presentation, accurate RIAA equalisation, dual-mono construction, and unusually broad MM/MC gain and loading adjustment. Balanced and single-ended outputs add genuine system flexibility, while its high gain can accommodate very low-output moving coils without a step-up transformer. At this price, confirm the original DIP-switch settings are present, verify quiet operation on both channels, and check that the unit is the correct 230 V version.
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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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