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X5 Owner’s Manual

All figures obtained after a 1 hour warmup, with regulated 120 VAC 
power line.  See manual notes about AC power line regulation.

Gain   
Freq. Response 
Power Output   

Maximum Output Voltage 
Maximum Output Current 
Input Impedance

Damping factor 
Slew rate 
Output Noise

Balanced CMRR
DC offset 
Power Consumption 
Dimensions  
Weight 

30 dB
0 dB at DC, -3 dB at 100 kHz
125 X 5 watts maximum @ 1% THD,

 

1 kHz, 8 ohms
plus, minus 50 volts
plus, minus 10 amps

22 kohm balanced, 11 kohm

 

unbalanced

200 ref  8 ohms nominal

approx. 

plus, minus 50 V/uS

 

approx.

 

approx. 

300 uV unweighted 20-20

 

kHz

approx. -

85 dB @ 1 kHz

< 100 mv
200 watts idle,  600 watts maximum

 

19 “ W  x  7” H x  20” D

85

 lbs.

For more information please contact:

Pass Laboratories Inc.

P.O. Box 219,
24449 Foresthill Rd.,
Foresthill, CA 95631

Tel: 530.367.3690
Fax: 530.369.2193

www.passlabs.com

© 2006, Pass Laboratories Inc.

X5 Specifications

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Summary of Contents for Pass X5

Page 1: ...1 X5 Owner s Manual pass TM X5 Owner s Manual May 18 2006 ...

Page 2: ...ion and noise not already identical to the two halves is made identical and the result is improved cancellation at the output Unlike feedback techniques where the goal is to correct for the distortion by feeding a gain stage an inversely distorted signal Supersymmetry seeks merely to create perfect matching Matched balanced power circuitry typically sees a distortion and noise reduction of about 9...

Page 3: ... typical The X5 is provided with the more conventional AC line cord which is rated at 15 amps The circuit ground is attached to the chassis in the conventional manner Under no circumstances should you defeat the ground connection of the power cord For your safety the chassis of the amplifier should be earth grounded Looking at the rear panel you will see the AC power cord receptacle a power switch...

Page 4: ...the failure rate of our amplifiers is almost non existent This is small comfort to the few but take it easy and give us a call if you have problems People are interested in how long it takes for these amplifiers to break in It takes about an hour for them to warm up and this is where we adjust them first Then we adjust them again and again over a couple of days keeping the bias and offset in the s...

Page 5: ...n from DC and your source has DC voltage or in cases where the small offset of the power amplifier is still too much you may create distortion in the transformer and get less than optimal performance from it Generally this is not the case with transformer coupled loudspeakers but it does occasionally surface In these cases take special care that the source does not contain a differential DC compon...

Page 6: ...actual balanced pair of transistors are ultra low noise and distortion matched JFETs having a low 02 S transconductance figure The JFETs are made on the same substrate for prefect matching The X5 has 40 output Mosfet power transistors in TO 3 plastic packages again matched to 0 5 and drawn from the same lot codes for each type The output stages can sustain transients of about 1 000 watts per chann...

Page 7: ...inus 50 volts plus minus 10 amps 22 kohm balanced 11 kohm unbalanced 200 ref 8 ohms nominal approx plus minus 50 V uS approx approx 300 uV unweighted 20 20 kHz approx 85 dB 1 kHz 100 mv 200 watts idle 600 watts maximum 19 W x 7 H x 20 D 85 lbs For more information please contact Pass Laboratories Inc P O Box 219 24449 Foresthill Rd Foresthill CA 95631 Tel 530 367 3690 Fax 530 369 2193 www passlabs...

Page 8: ...f origin for warrantee service Foreign distributors are only required to offer warranty service on Pass Laboratories product that they have imported Please note Conditions of warranty service and customer rights for product purchased outside the United States may vary depending upon the distribu tor and local laws Please check with your local distributor for specific rights and details Any modific...

Page 9: ...n after market product we urge you to choose one that is fully safety rated by the necessary local authority Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on abraded or pinched by items placed on or against them paying particular attention to cords where they enter plugs or exit from a device Never under any circumstance insert a cut or damaged ...

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