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  Anyone auditioned Pass Labs XP-30 preamp?
Has anyone heard the XP-30 that was released a couple of weeks ago?

I have the XP-10 and just wondering how much better the XP-30 is at $16.5K? How does it stack up against the Ayre KXR preamp?
Sfstereo  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

08-30-11
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08-31-11   Sfstereo, i'm in the same boat as you. i have the xp-10. th ...   Danielk141

08-31-11   I have an xp 10 and love it. i have auditioned the xp 20 and ...   Thesoundhouse

08-31-11   Thesoundhouse--interesting! i have the xp10 and love it too ...   Swanny76109

08-31-11   I am looking at the xp-20...seems to me if you don't need al ...   Rockitman

08-31-11   That said, i'm using a venerable mark levinson 380s. does an ...   Rockitman

08-31-11   I recently upgraded my x1 to the xp-10 and love the change! ...   Mdowns32

08-31-11   Mdowns, i also went from the x1 to the xp10 and got it from ...   Swanny76109

08-31-11   I'd like to hear from someone who has taken reno hifi's offe ...   Peterayer

09-05-11   My understanding from pass is that the margin of improvement ...   Sfstereo

11-22-11   So is anyone using an xp-30 now ? impressions ? i'm getting ...   Rockitman

12-11-11   I just ran across this thread and thought my past and recent ...   Hthaller

12-11-11   Hthaller, thank you very much for that informative and detai ...   Peterayer

12-11-11   Peterayer, thanks for your comments. i appreciate it. gi ...   Hthaller

12-12-11   I'm a big pass fan. more of the amps than the preamps. i agr ...   Barrysandy

12-29-11   Barrysandy, i've got to take exception to your comment the ...   Danielk141

12-30-11   I also am quite pleased with how holographic or 3d my system ...   Peterayer

01-13-12   Boy i'm jellous. i have an xp-10 with dynaudio confidence c4 ...   Rower30

01-14-12   I'm currently reviewing the xp-30 and am just getting going. ...   Emom

01-18-12   Emom, i read your review of the pass xp-20 and was wonderin ...   Pettyfeversk

01-27-12   Rockitman, november last year i had listened to the xp-20 a ...   2006slam

02-29-12   Anyone have any new info/thoughts on the pass xp-30? emom, ...   Johngp

04-16-12: Danielk141
2006slam,

I see you're in Hong Kong. Can you please describe the shop you listen at? I live in Phoenix & we don't have a Pass dealer anymore. We've never had an Accuphase dealer. The C3800 must be very nice, to be compared to the top Rowland & Pass preamps.
I do have the XP-20 now & the Rowland 625. They definitely sound good together, IMO....

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04-16-12   Absolute sound's newest issue gave the xp30 a glowing review ...   Ritmo

04-16-12   I just read the tas review. i'm disappointed that there was ...   Peterayer

04-16-12   Peterayer, i just read the review in tas as well and agree ...   Johngp

04-16-12   There was a review posted online from hometheatrehifi that ...   Jr_w

04-16-12   I also felt ripped off after reading that review in the late ...   Erndog

05-13-12   I currently have one in for audition with a pass x350.5 ampl ...   Dfwmediagroup

05-13-12   I think you answered your own question -- the problem must l ...   Petrushka1975

07-14-12   I've been given the opportunity to borrow an xp-30 for a few ...   Peterayer

07-16-12   Great review -- thanks for sharing. based on what i've read ...   Petrushka1975

07-17-12   I can understand producing a new top-line preamp as a match ...   French_fries

07-17-12   Petrushka, thanks for sharing those comments about the vario ...   Peterayer

07-17-12   consumer demand? i was speaking with a highly regarded and ...   Knghifi

07-18-12   Hi peter: i don't have personal experience with these linest ...   Petrushka1975

07-18-12   Petrushka, that is indeed very interesting and helps to expl ...   Peterayer

07-19-12   Very, very insightful discussion... having ordered the krel ...   Zormi

07-19-12   you don't know what you're missing until it's there. while ...   Cdk84

07-19-12   Fwiw there is a new review, http://www.dagogo.com/view-arti ...   Petrushka1975

07-19-12   Great review. i love my xp-30...   Rockitman

07-22-12   I'm curious how the xp-30 (or xp-20) compares with the arc a ...   Petrushka1975

08-04-12   As you noted, you can read the comparison of the xp-30 to th ...   Barrysandy

08-04-12   I also find ed momkus to be too clinical.   Wolf_garcia

08-04-12   Barry, how would you have compared the xp-20 to the x0.2?   Tonyptony

08-04-12   Tonyptony - if you read reviews i referenced, you'll get the ...   Barrysandy

08-05-12   The xp-30 has a low s/n ratio of only 110db's which is a poo ...   Audiozen

08-05-12   Zen, i have not had the opportunity to here the hegel p30. ...   Peterayer

08-05-12   Your missing the point..the less noise and distortion thats ...   Audiozen

08-05-12   No. i got the point. i personally prefer lower noise and l ...   Peterayer

08-05-12   Peterayer..i have heard the hegel p-30 and the h-30 mono-blo ...   Audiozen

08-05-12   08-05-12: audiozen the idea that we stick to the past design ...   Audiofeil

08-05-12   Audiofeil..where is your brain?..i think you have too much m ...   Audiozen

08-12-12   Hi has anyone compared xp-30 with jf corus? i know of there ...   Philipwu

08-13-12   Audiozen, i'd be very interested in auditioning the p-30, o ...   Danielk141

08-13-12   Hi audiozen, your emphasis on feed forward tech is noted her ...   Philipwu

08-13-12   there's a dealer link on the top of home page. http://www.h ...   Knghifi

08-13-12   Knghifi, thanks! i stand corrected. all i could get the ot ...   Danielk141

08-14-12   Philipwu..i would take the hegel p-30 over the ayre kx-r in ...   Audiozen

08-13-12   Np danielk141, planning to check out the h30 at my local dea ...   Knghifi

01-12-13   Hthaller, even if its a bit off topic here: could you please ...   Boso27

04-13-13   Audiozen, i believe that someone is selling you a line of bu ...   Thresholdman

04-17-13   Sorry - i don't check the forums all that often, but regardi ...   Hthaller

04-21-13   Hthaller, thank you so much for your post! have fun with the ...   Boso27


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