The PassLabs XA60 is shipping

Blues · 24th December 2005, 05:57 AM

Check it out at the PL website...very elegant looking monoblocks, I miss the top bevel of its bigger brothers though. I wonder if I can afford it

http://passlabs.com/amplifiers/xa60.htm

GRollins · 26th December 2005, 03:11 AM

I think it's cute.
Are they cheaper by the dozen?

Grey

henkel · 26th December 2005, 05:49 AM

Heard the XA 100 pair last Christmas and it blew me away.

I still have sleepless nights over it!

If the XA 60 is just as good but cheaper, might just be my ticket.

However, I still prefer the industrial looks of the Alephs, but that's just my opinion.

Oh BTW, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year guys!

vdi_nenna · 26th December 2005, 11:16 PM

That's a good lookin' amp. Maybe we could do a group buy on one?

Nyuck-nuck-nuck!

mastertech · 27th December 2005, 01:36 AM

I dont know what NP is up to but the xa30 looks like is up there
with the xa60 have they been reviewd yet?

happy day maaate

apassgear · 27th December 2005, 02:19 AM

"No user serviceable parts inside"

I doubt it!!!

Dennis Hui · 28th December 2005, 02:09 PM

As good as they look in pictures, they look even
better up close.

I was in HK a couple months back and was
wondering around in a mall when I saw a
pair of XA160s in a window display of an
electronics store.

Mighty pretty...too bad they weren't hooked up.
(They were using X350.5's in the store I think...)

Dennis

GRollins · 28th December 2005, 04:46 PM

The phrase "No user serviceable parts inside" translates in my mind to read "Go get your screwdriver, bub!"
Perhaps I need new glasses.
Around here, all you can find in malls are shoes and cheap cookware. The most advanced electronics you can find are in Radio Shack, which is fine if you're in the market for a boom box masquerading as a robot, but not exactly what I'd call cutting-edge high end audio. On the other hand, Hong Kong has more money than the entire state of South Carolina combined. This is one of the poorest states in the US and it shows in ways both great and small. Depressing.
Thank goodness for soldering irons and mail-order parts houses. A little solder and a healthy dose of persistence will get the job done.

Grey

Nelson Pass · 28th December 2005, 08:34 PM

Just don't get a healthy dose of solder.

cowanrg · 28th December 2005, 08:48 PM

nelson,

ive always been curious... what finish is that on the metal? is that powder-coating, or just paint? (the black metal of course)

24th December 2005, 05:57 AM	#1
Blues Lightning In A Bottle diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA	The PassLabs XA60 is shipping Check it out at the PL website...very elegant looking monoblocks, I miss the top bevel of its bigger brothers though. I wonder if I can afford it http://passlabs.com/amplifiers/xa60.htm __________________ Quad Matched Toshiba 2SK1530/2SJ201 MOSFETs http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/swap-...ml#post2086375

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26th December 2005, 03:11 AM	#2
GRollins diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Columbia, SC	I think it's cute. Are they cheaper by the dozen? Grey

26th December 2005, 05:49 AM	#3
henkel diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Heard the XA 100 pair last Christmas and it blew me away. I still have sleepless nights over it! If the XA 60 is just as good but cheaper, might just be my ticket. However, I still prefer the industrial looks of the Alephs, but that's just my opinion. Oh BTW, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year guys!

26th December 2005, 11:16 PM	#4
vdi_nenna diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: PA, USA	That's a good lookin' amp. Maybe we could do a group buy on one? Nyuck-nuck-nuck!

27th December 2005, 01:36 AM	#5
mastertech Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia	I dont know what NP is up to but the xa30 looks like is up there with the xa60 have they been reviewd yet? happy day maaate

27th December 2005, 02:19 AM	#6
apassgear diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Viña del Mar, Torreon	"No user serviceable parts inside" I doubt it!!!

28th December 2005, 02:09 PM	#7
Dennis Hui diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	As good as they look in pictures, they look even better up close. I was in HK a couple months back and was wondering around in a mall when I saw a pair of XA160s in a window display of an electronics store. Mighty pretty...too bad they weren't hooked up. (They were using X350.5's in the store I think...) Dennis

28th December 2005, 04:46 PM	#8
GRollins diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Columbia, SC	The phrase "No user serviceable parts inside" translates in my mind to read "Go get your screwdriver, bub!" Perhaps I need new glasses. Around here, all you can find in malls are shoes and cheap cookware. The most advanced electronics you can find are in Radio Shack, which is fine if you're in the market for a boom box masquerading as a robot, but not exactly what I'd call cutting-edge high end audio. On the other hand, Hong Kong has more money than the entire state of South Carolina combined. This is one of the poorest states in the US and it shows in ways both great and small. Depressing. Thank goodness for soldering irons and mail-order parts houses. A little solder and a healthy dose of persistence will get the job done. Grey

28th December 2005, 08:34 PM	#9
Nelson Pass The one and only Join Date: Mar 2001	Just don't get a healthy dose of solder.

28th December 2005, 08:48 PM	#10
cowanrg diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lafayette, CO	nelson, ive always been curious... what finish is that on the metal? is that powder-coating, or just paint? (the black metal of course)

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