LP sales are dramatically up as are sales for all supporting front end analog components. The number of quality re-issues hitting the market has my head spinning. Many new releases from popular to obscure are also available on vinyl. Of course, like any o...
Abstract: Pass Labs is highly renown for their audio components, some of which operate in pure Class A. Besides preamplifiers and power amplifiers, they also produce phono preamplifiers (also called phono stages), having begun with the Aleph Ono in 1997. The XP...
The Pass Labs XP-25 is a top notch phono preamplifier, desirable not only for its low noise and sound quality, but for its flexibility in maximizing the interface between the cartridge and the phono preamplifier. Connoisseurs welcome. Leave your shoes at ...
Abstract: There are times when I think this strange hobby of ours borders on the insane. I feel this way every time I read an ad that promises miracles from an accessory that clearly defies the laws of physics. I feel it every time I hear a system that costs mo...
Abstract: Es gibt wenige HiFi-Komponenten, die stereoplay so treu begleiteten wie die Pass XOno. Zwar schlossen seit dem Test in Ausgabe 10/01 ein paar Hersteller zu der damaligen Referenz auf. Doch der druckvolle, kernige Klang der XOno blieb für die Redaktion...
Die XP-25 ist keine aufgebohrte XP-15, sie ist ein Meilenstein. Die Verstärkerprofis aus Foresthill lassen wieder einmal mit einer eher überschaubaren Dosis sorgsam ausgesuchter und clever kombinierter Teile vollkommen souveräne klangliche Erlebnisse der...
