| No more Aleph, why? - Click HERE for Original Thread |
| peranders |
Hi!
Why did Pass Labs discontinue the Aleph model? Anyone who knows? |
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| HarryHaller |
Nine years is long time for a technology in a market place that thrives on technical innovation and new technology. Also the X amps are less speaker dependent and are geared more closely to what the consumer expects in terms terms of a what a typical solid state amp sounds like. Passlabs is a business and has to build what the custormer wants to buy. I don't quite think the Aleph concept is quite dead commercially yet and is obviously near and dear to Nelson Pass's heart.
http://www.passlabs.com/prodlit/xalit.htm
At any rate the Aleph design is going strong in the DIY community and is one of the best sounding topologies for solid state amps out there. It is a great sounding amp. When are you going to build yours?
H.H. |
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| peranders |
| quote: | Originally posted by HarryHaller
When are you going to build yours?
H.H. |
Probely never, a tube amp is nearer.... after that maybe |
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| jam |
| You don't know what you are missing! |
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| AudioFreak |
| and dont forget Volksamp .... the ALEPH's definately are not dead. :D |
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| BrianGT |
I thought Volksamp was officially out of business. I read somewhere that "they officially dissolved Febuary 2002 after slow sales."
Anyway, the XA will bring back the Aleph in a new way.
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Brian |
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| HarryHaller |
| SSSSSSSHHHHHHHH! More parts for us...... I agree, and I have owned C-J , Audio Research, and listened to, repaired, and modified many others. I have never seen a broken Nelson Pass product. |
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| cyclotronguy |
Don't see many around here either!
Kent
Pass Labs |
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| vpharris |
Back in January, N.P. said the following:
Posted by Nelson Pass on 01-14-2002 03:24 PM:
"Just a postscript on the fate of the Aleph design. We
have re-acquired the Aleph for the purpose of integrating
it into the XA products at Pass Labs, and I intend to put
newer Alephs onto the market in something resembling
the original and current circuit.
The Volksamp Alephs are terrific products; in my opinion
better performing than the originals, but they have only
enjoyed lackluster sales, and that is, of course, not
acceptable." |
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| fcel |
I know that in the Video business (example ... VCR's), manufacturers learnt that if the product don't break down (look at the older VCR's), consumers are not going to buy new ones and thus no revenue ... no profit. The newer VCR will only last one day after the warranty expires.
I don't know how does Pass Labs stay in business ... what with products that don't break down and now encouraging DIY where we'll built it for next to nothing. May be Pass Labs has a "patented" marketing department where ... |
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| AudioFreak |
| Oh well, you cant win them all i guess..... it's kind of sad to hear they are gone though. |
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| cyclotronguy |
The entire remainder of Aleph product was bought by Audio Video Logic in Urbandale, Iowa. They have been selling them out on the web.
cyclotronguy. |
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| AudioFreak |
| Well the aleph will live on in the XA for many years to come i hope. |
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| Nelson Pass |
| Alephs are very far from going away. |
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