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Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse....
To all of our supporters, acquaintances, friends and others in the audiophile community:Recently Stereophile reviewed a pair of XA 160 amplifiers that are rated at 160 watts per channel into 8 ohms. In spite of what we consider to be a rave review... 
Is a audiophila suicid to ship 150lbs overseas ?
Dear Ad010685,We ship our product regularly to foreign ports, using a variety of carriers including Airborne, with virtually no reports of damage on the receiving end. The largest single box we send weighs in at around 220 lbs.Pass Labs 
Aleph 3 vs Aleph 30 Volksamp
Actually, we feel that the Aleph 30 is an improvement over the original Aleph 3. It has a far more convenient front panel power switch, the ability to accept balanced as well as single-ended inputs, an input impedance of 47Kohms vs 23 Kohms on the... 
Pass Aleph
Dear Bigfinger2000,Your point is very well taken. From our experience the jury is still out on the 2- or 3-gain stage Aleph amps, with the 0, the 0s and the Aleph 1 being the original 3-stage models. Some people prefer the additional control and d... 
Pass Aleph
Dear Ivan,You are kind to promote our customer service so prominently on Audiogon. To elaborate on my reply, visualize the two speaker outputs on the Aleph stereo unit (Aleph 3, 4, or 5): there are two red and two black posts. Further visualize tw... 
Power cords for Aleph amps
For the record, the actual Pass Labs statement regarding after-market power cords, speaker cables, interconnects and other wire-related products is: "Never spend more on your cables than you spent on your amplifier." However, Mgottlieb, we do appr... 
Question from a Poor Pass owner
A note for those proud Pass owners using their Aleph amplifiers to cook pancakes: if you don't use a Teflon spatula, you will void the warranty. Thank you for your ongoing support! 
Volsamp (Pass Aleph Design) ??
That would be "coincidental", to correct my spelling! 
Volsamp (Pass Aleph Design) ??
Greetings! Volksamp is a new corporation that was founded to product the projects and designs of Nelson Pass. That Pass Labs discontinued the original Aleph series to devote its human resources exclusively to the X series was coindidental with thi... 
Pass Labs X Series
Please feel free to contact Pass Laboratories at 530-367-3690 if you have any further questions about any of our products. Thanks for your interest in Pass! Peter Perkins, domestic operations, Pass Labs