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Offered is „XP 20 AC“ by Pass as second-hand device from the category „Pre-Amplifier / Processor“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 5026848529 ends on 18.10.2026 at 06:30 o'clock.
This €6,990 asking price for the Pass Labs XP-20 is ambitious, sitting well above the 75th percentile of €4,913 and nearly double the median of €3,558 from your four recent EUR comparables. While external listings show used XP-20s ranging from roughly €2,800 to €5,000, this specific ask exceeds that typical used market significantly.
The XP-20 remains a highly regarded dual-chassis reference line stage that delivers exceptional detail retrieval and musical soul through its electrically isolated power supply. Its ability to rival vacuum tube richness while offering five inputs and three line outputs (including balanced) makes it a versatile, top-tier preamp. If this listing is truly one-owner, near-new condition with cables and remote included—as some recent listings suggest—it could justify a premium, but at nearly €2,000 over the 75th percentile, it’s a risky buy unless the condition and accessories are exceptional.
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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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