XP 20 Owners Manual Rev 0.4
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go un-noticed, now become apparent -- even in loud and highly complex musical
passages.
The simple truth is that a decade of knowledge and experience gained, coupled with
new component technology, has enabled both enhanced performance and listening
satisfaction over the building blocks we had available when the original X series pre-
amplifiers came to market. Pass Laboratories has not been shy about taking
advantage of these circuit innovations and new components in these new pre-
amplifiers. You will hear, and appreciate, these significant sonic improvements in the
XP series product.
Collectively, audiophiles tend to listen quite a bit differently today, than they did when
the original X preamps were created, and the XP line of product have all been designed
to reflect those changes in listening style.
Pass Laboratories has redesigned the remote control to allow direct access to the most
frequently wanted control functions, thus simplifying and enhancing product operation.
The new remote control codes have been carefully selected to minimize the impact on
other remote controlled electronic devices, allowing for more carefree product
placement. Volume control steps on the new pre-amplifiers are more numerous and
generally of smaller increments, giving the listener a wider choice of listening levels to
better accommodate the wildly-fluctuating signal levels of current, verses legacy,
recordings.
Changing lifestyles dictate that many audiophiles now share family space where music
may be an adjunct to other activities. To better serve the needs of these listeners, the
newest Pass Laboratories pre-amplifiers allow for significantly more precise volume
steps and greater attenuation at the very lowest volume levels.
