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Pass XS PHONO Manual

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Dual Chassis Phonostage

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  • Page 1 PASS ® X Phono Dual Chassis Phonostage...
  • Page 2 Grounding: Adequate precautions should be taken so that the grounding provisions built into an electrical product are never defeated. Power Cords: Pass Labs provides a power supply cord that meets all legislated requirements for the market in which the product was originally sold. If you choose to substitute an after-market product we urge you to choose one that is fully safety rated by the necessary local authority.

  • Page 3: Quick Setup

    When you're done, select "save" from the front panel ( 1, #5) 8) Sonically the Xs Phono will be good right out of the box but it will get better as it warms up. This can take a few days. Once it does, revisit your cartridge loading selection.
  • Page 4 Introduction: Wayne Colburn and the Pass Labs team were allowed to build the most advanced, best sounding phono-stage they could imagine; the phono-stage they all wished to have for their own homes. The X Phono is the result of this ambitious effort.
  • Page 5 The High Pass Filter can be left off for most recordings. When selected, the directly above the button will show blue, The High Pass Filter rolls off the low end response of the X Phono at 6dB per octave. The resulting 3dB roll-off at 20 Hz. maintains much of the bandwidth you desire, while minimizing various low frequency residual artifacts in less than perfect recordings.

  • Page 6: Input Selection

    66dB Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Save Hi-Pass Mute X Phono Figure 1. 1. Resistive loading 4. Input Selection 2. Capacitive loading 5. Save 3. Gain 6. High Pass Filter 7. M Xs Phono Figure 3. 1. Power LED...
  • Page 7 Input 3 Input 2 Input 1 Twist to lock Twist to lock Right Channel Left Channel Pass Laboratories, 13395 New Airport Rd, Suite G, Auburn, CA 95602 No user serviceable parts inside. Figure 2. 1. Right Output 6. Left Output 2.

  • Page 8: Operation

    Careful placement in this regard will pay sonic dividends. When attaching cables to the Xs Phono or any audio device, the connection to house power should be the last connection made and the first removed.
  • Page 9 You may save settings for inputs 1, 2 and 3. Use of the high pass filter is optional, it adds a 3dB roll off at 20 Hz to minimize low frequencies, otherwise low frequency extension is to below 5 Hz.

  • Page 10: Warranty

    Pass Laboratories will not repair or in any way indemnify any counterfeit or cloned product. Pass Laboratories does not offer products in voltages intended for international markets either to authorized Pass Labs dealers or to third parties located in the United States or Canada.
  • Page 11 Pass Laboratories, 13395 New Airport Rd., Suite G., Auburn, 95602 Phone: 530.878.5350, Fax: 530.878.5358, Web: www.passlabs.com...

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