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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited April 2012
    I would really like to hear a XA series amp sometime.

    Still haven't heard a full Pass system and will need to do that in the future.

    Does pass have any SIT amps out right now? I saw the XS (I think is the series name) but retail at like 85K nothing that anyone around my area will have for a long time.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited April 2012
    There is a stereo and mono version of the SIT amps but they are only about 10wpc currently.

    http://www.audioaficionado.org/general-audio-discussion/11127-nelson-pass-firstwatt-sit-1-nearing-completion-6moons-com.html

    http://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/prod_sit1_man.pdf

    Once again (see above) Nelson commentary in the owners manual is as informative and in depth as ever.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited April 2012
    madmax wrote: »
    Yes, the original AI-1 and one I made using a transformer polk recommended at the time. Not the best results for me with either one. I think DK's used a very fine torroid transformer, probably much better.

    Hey MM, you ought to give the AI-1 another chance using Darqueknight's recipe. I built the first version with the 800VA transformer, and the improvement is easy to hear. It also gets even better with burn in. And this is with a common ground amp.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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