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XP-25 Owner's Manual
Feb. 4, 2010
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XP-25 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 XP-25 Owner’s Manual Feb. 4, 2010 XP-25 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Those listeners familiar with Pass Laboratories previous phono pre-amps will be struck by the clear delineation of bass notes in the XP-25 and the greater sense of music in a real physical space. Like some great musicians we get requests! You spoke and we listened…...
  • Page 3 The XP-25 is as much a pleasure to use as it is to listen through, thank you for trusting your ears and your vinyl collection with us. XP-25 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 4: Technical Details

    TECHNICAL DETAILS: As previously indicated the XP-25 is a twin chassis design. One chassis holds the fully filtered and regulated power supplies and the second chassis houses the analog gain circuits, input switching, loading and all those details and features normally associated with a reference RIAA phono stage.
  • Page 5 ADJUSTMENT: In order to set the XP-25 in a way which optimizes the performance of your phono-cartridge it will be helpful though not absolutely necessary that you have some information and set up suggestions on that specific cartridge.
  • Page 6 Moving Magnet or Moving Coil. As previously indicated the XP-25 is not typical and is designed to simplify your life. With the XP-25 cartridge types will be accommodated by gain and loading selections from the XP-25 front panel.
  • Page 7 As for example with the very lowest output cartridges, the cartridge maker likely anticipated a transformer being used as the initial stage of gain, the XP-25 with its active elements is a very different proposition from a transformer as seen by the cartridge. This fundamental difference of circuit topology can affect loading preferences.
  • Page 8 Finding the best compromise will however take time. Do not make the mistake of setting the XP-25 such that it enhances one recording only, listen to a variety of well-recorded material and adjust accordingly. Avoid the folly of only auditioning and adjusting to your favorite LP.
  • Page 9 Of course whenever your change cartridges or wiring between the phono cartridge and XP-25 it would be wise to revisit your selected settings and make the requisite addition to your notes. Space is provided at the end of this manual to record those settings.
  • Page 10: Warranty

    The customer assumes all responsibility for shipping and insurance to and from the factory or a factory specified repair facility. The conditions and stipulations of this Pass Laboratories warranty only applies to units originally sold new through an authorized dealer. Warranty on factory repair is 60 days and covers only the scope of the original repair.
  • Page 11 Product with altered or missing serial numbers will be suspect as counterfeit or stolen product. 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 12: Specifications

    2 @ 17”W x 12”D x 4”H Shipping Weight 55 pounds in packing carton “Pass”, “pass”, “Pass Labs”, “Pass Laboratories”, Supersymmetery”, “Aleph”, and “Zen” and are all registered trademarks of Pass Laboratories, Inc., and all rights thereto are protected by law.
  • Page 13 Power Cords: Pass Laboratories 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 14 XP-25 Owner’s Manual...