My newest toy....

Brad Blackwood · 22nd August 2003

I just received my new amp today...

Pass Labs X-250

110 pounds of lovin' with a blue meter (granite slab purchased separate).

Sounds huge with the B&W Nautilus 802s.

David R. · 22nd August 2003

She's puuuurrrrrty.

Brad, I have to ask, is it mono? Do you need two 110 lb. amps for stereo? Reinforced concrete floors for surround?

Again, she's puuuurrrrty.

jazzius · 22nd August 2003

Brad, what were the other contenders that fell by the way-side?

Brad Blackwood · 22nd August 2003

Stereo, Class A, 250 watts/channel.

The UPS guy glared at me as I signed for it... hehehe

150 db dynamic range - I've never not heard an amp before. There is absolutely no background noise with thing.

My crappy dig camera doesn't do it justice...

Brad Blackwood · 22nd August 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by jazzius
Brad, what were the other contenders that fell by the way-side?

Krell, Levinson, and Cello were the others, but this thing is unmatched, as far as I'm concerned.

I thought the 802s sounded good before...

jazzius · 22nd August 2003

Coolio........yeah, it's incredible the difference a really pukker amp makes......i think a lot 'o people don't realize that.......enjoy!

Jax · 22nd August 2003

That thing is cool, but I like anything with a Star Wars vibe to it.

I've heard that granite slabs for vibration isolation and the like are merely audiophile voodoo. Still, I don't think you would have bought the rock if it didn't do something for the amp. Do those slabs really help?

jazzius · 22nd August 2003

A while ago we had phillips bring over their 5:1 set......5 801's with 5 PL X1000's.....system was sick.........problem was it only emphasized how god-dammed awful most of their reference SACD's sounded.....ho-hum!

Brad Blackwood · 22nd August 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Jax
That thing is cool, but I like anything with a Star Wars vibe to it.

I've heard that granite slabs for vibration isolation and the like are merely audiophile voodoo. Still, I don't think you would have bought the rock if it didn't do something for the amp. Do those slabs really help?

None of that voodoo here - I bought it so the amp isn't sitting on the carpet. The amp is so heavy that is sinks kinda low in the carpet and that will impede the ventilation from the bottom (it's Class A and runs hot). I chose to spend the some dough on a granite slab as it seemed kinda cheesy to put this amp on a piece of playwood, though the plywood would be every bit as effective...

ExistanceMusic · 22nd August 2003

heinz · 22nd August 2003

aye carumba that baby looks armored enough to withstand a straight-on RPG hit and not even blink. An amp that commands respect. And here I thought I was badass scavening up a clean hafler 9500... although it has a nice poor-man's monolith vibe going for it

.

Jack the Bear · 22nd August 2003

Hey Brad,

I'm doing some welding on the weekend.
Mind if I borrow that thing??

Cheers,

Tony Mantz.
Glorified Tape Copy Boy and Audio Janitor.

jon · 22nd August 2003

Very cool, Brad.

The inevitable question: How much did it cost?

Brad Blackwood · 22nd August 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by jon
Very cool, Brad.

The inevitable question: How much did it cost?

It retails at $6k USD...

Tim L · 22nd August 2003

I bet it's worth every damn digit!!! Jeez... that thing's purdy enough to ask to the prom... if I was young enough that is.

thethrillfactor · 23rd August 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad Blackwood
Krell, Levinson, and Cello were the others, but this thing is unmatched, as far as I'm concerned.

I thought the 802s sounded good before...

Hi Brad,

That's unfair comparison don't you think?

I could see the Krell,Levinson and Cello comparison, but the whole Pass Labs is euphonic coloration. Its supposed to have a sound, while the others go after transparency(or are supposed to that is).

e-cue · 23rd August 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by thethrillfactor
euphonic coloration.

So that's what that blue light is...

BevvyB · 23rd August 2003

No, THIS is what the blue light is :

http://marathon.bungie.org/story/tha...honsymbol.html

Brad Blackwood · 23rd August 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by thethrillfactor
That's unfair comparison don't you think?

I don't think so. Though I appreciate the reference to my company name, Nelson's designs are noted for their transparancy. You should read more about it on the website...

BattleAngel · 23rd August 2003

wow... a reference to Marathon. That's a name I haven't heard in a while. What a great great game.

Ruphus · 23rd August 2003

It absolutely looks like a big, big promise. I can feel the excitement.
Wow!

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Brad Blackwood Craneslut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The home of Rock-n-Roll, Memphis, TN Posts: 1,896 Thread Starter	My newest toy.... I just received my new amp today... Pass Labs X-250 110 pounds of lovin' with a blue meter (granite slab purchased separate). Sounds huge with the B&W Nautilus 802s. __________________ euphonic masters

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David R. Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: I left my heart, in... Posts: 1,863	She's puuuurrrrrty. Brad, I have to ask, is it mono? Do you need two 110 lb. amps for stereo? Reinforced concrete floors for surround? Again, she's puuuurrrrty. __________________ -David R. "An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." - C. Bukowski

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jazzius Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Amsterdam.....The Netherlands Posts: 593	Coolio........yeah, it's incredible the difference a really pukker amp makes......i think a lot 'o people don't realize that.......enjoy! __________________ Wisseloord Mastering

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ExistanceMusic Gear addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 478	Yum!

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Jack the Bear Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 219	Hey Brad, I'm doing some welding on the weekend. Mind if I borrow that thing?? Cheers, Tony Mantz. Glorified Tape Copy Boy and Audio Janitor. __________________ Tony "Jack the Bear" Mantz Glorified Tape Copy Boy and Audio Janitor Deluxe Mastering Melbourne, Australia. www.jackthebear.com.au

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Jax Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,763	That thing is cool, but I like anything with a Star Wars vibe to it. I've heard that granite slabs for vibration isolation and the like are merely audiophile voodoo. Still, I don't think you would have bought the rock if it didn't do something for the amp. Do those slabs really help?

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heinz Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: chicago Posts: 1,025	aye carumba that baby looks armored enough to withstand a straight-on RPG hit and not even blink. An amp that commands respect. And here I thought I was badass scavening up a clean hafler 9500... although it has a nice poor-man's monolith vibe going for it .

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jon Capitol Studios Paris Join Date: May 2002 Location: Paris, France Posts: 1,307	Very cool, Brad. The inevitable question: How much did it cost?

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Tim L Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lawn Guy Land Posts: 1,365	I bet it's worth every damn digit!!! Jeez... that thing's purdy enough to ask to the prom... if I was young enough that is. __________________ "Play ƒuckin' Loud!!!..." - Bob Dylan, May 17 1966

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BevvyB Mindreader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,604	No, THIS is what the blue light is : http://marathon.bungie.org/story/tha...honsymbol.html __________________ Julian Moore \| Georgia Wonder \| 'Made In Nevada' Project - we're recording our next album in a music store

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BattleAngel Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 954	wow... a reference to Marathon. That's a name I haven't heard in a while. What a great great game.

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Ruphus Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Berlin / Germany Posts: 5,167	It absolutely looks like a big, big promise. I can feel the excitement. Wow! __________________ "Am I the only one that tires of this "everything is subjective" watered-down-pop-culture-pseudo-philosophy bullshit?" Bravin Neff Wolgang Burr, former office leader of the German Chancellor before committee of inquiry: "You would not believe what unusual happens daily." "Patience, young Skywalker - let the object of your desires come to you." JTR "All thinking men are atheists." Ernest Hemingway

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