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Warranty Information

We go through great effort to make a soundly engineered, and superbly performing 
product of lasting durability. But we also understand that things infrequently go 
wrong, if you have any questions or problems please contact either your dealer or the 
factory, we are here to support the product and you, the user.

All Pass Laboratories products purchased new from an authorized Pass Laboratories 
dealer in North America are covered by a transferable, limited 3-year warranty. 
This warranty includes all parts and labor charges incurred at the factory or factory 
specifi ed repair facility, exclusive of any subsequent or consequential damages. 
Damage due to physical abuse is specifi cally excluded under this warranty.

For this warranty to apply the customer is responsible for returning the product 
unmodifi ed to the factory within the specifi ed warranty period.  The customer assumes 
all responsibility for shipping and insurance to and from the factory or a factory 
specifi ed repair facility. The conditions and stipulations of this Pass Laboratories 
warranty only applies to units originally sold new through an authorized dealer.  
Warranty on factory repair is 60 days and covers only the scope of the original repair.

Non-North America customers should consult with their original Pass Labs dealer or 
distributor for warranty repair instruction prior to contacting the factory or shipping 
product to the factory for repair. 

Non-North American product must be returned to the country of origin for warranty 
service.  Foreign distributors are only required to offer warranty service on Pass 
Laboratories product that they have imported, verifi able by serial number.

Please note: Conditions of warranty service and customer rights for product 
purchased outside the United States may vary depending upon the distributor and 
local laws. Please check with your local distributor for specifi c rights and details.

Any modifi cations to Pass Laboratories products that have not received written 
factory approval nullify all claims and void all provisions of the warranty and liability 
by the maker or authorized distributor. Should a modifi ed product be returned to 
the factory for repair the owner will be required to pay all necessary charges for 
the repair in addition to those charges required to return the product to it’s original 
confi guration.

In the case of safety issues, no product shall be returned to the customer without 
those safety issues being corrected to the most recent accepted standards. 

Removal or alteration of original Pass Labs serial numbers voids the factory warranty. 
Product with altered or missing serial numbers will be suspect as counterfeit or stolen 
product.

Pass Laboratories will not repair or in any way indemnify any counterfeit or cloned 
product. Pass Laboratories does not offer products in voltages intended for 
international markets either to authorized Pass Labs dealers or to third parties located 
in the United States or Canada.

Summary of Contents for XP-27

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Page 2: ...stroy equip ment Ventilation Power amplifiers run warm but you should be able to place your hands on them without discomfort You must allow for this heat in installation by providing for free air circula tion around the product Leave a minimum of 6 of space around the amplifier The ventila tion should not be impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspa pers table cloths cur...

Page 3: ... of music in a real physical space Like some great musicians we get requests You spoke and we listened so that you can listen better Now the XP 27 a product designed at the intersections of excellence adaptability and convenience The twin chassis XP 27 eclipses the already exceptional performance of the well reviewed and well received XP 15 XP 25 XP 17 delivering enhanced RIAA performance at a fra...

Page 4: ... in the transformers iron core For the time the promise of the best moving coil cartridges went un realized The XP 27 s high gain and exceptionally low noise figure allow for ample output and detail from cartridges providing as little as 40 uV micro volts of signal at the phono input The adjustable gain options of the XP 27 make this unit immune from overload with any high output cartridge of which...

Page 5: ... all instances will be 50 60 Hz Please verify that that voltage indicated on the product is consistent with the nominal voltage supplied at your location All XP 27 products are protected by a voltage specific type fuse 5mm x 20mm slow blow For 100 Volts ac and 120 Volts ac the fuse will be 1 amp for 220 Volts ac and 240 Volts ac the fuse will be amp In all instances the fuse will have a slow blow t...

Page 6: ...th a series loading of 47k ohms and 100 pf of parallel capacitance Like gain these settings too are selectable from the front panel of the XP25 Presuming 47k ohm in the case of moving magnet greatest benefit comes from exploring the pallet of available capacitive loading choices Infrequently moving magnet cartridges will perform best at other than 47k ohm but that would be an exception Moving Iron ...

Page 7: ...ifically in selecting a cartridge load we will be listening for a compromise loading which sounds best across the whole audio spectrum and specifically not that loading which optimizes one cut on one LP The front panel controls of the XP 27 load each channel of the phono cartridge independently through closely matched devices to preserve the best possible spatial elements of recordings The XP 27 is ...

Page 8: ...ay be worth considering and optimizing this parameter once resistive loading is optimal Again I would like to stress that you are listening for a musical balance in the selections that you play Some loading selections will offer better bass but suffer from poor high end resolution some will have spectacular high end definition but have a flat sound stage You are seeking an optimal condition with cor...

Page 9: ...ever subtly Experience correlating what sounds good to knowledge of component design yields some general guidelines as to what will sound good and what will not sound good in real life 1 Simplicity and a minimum number of components is a key element and is well reflected in the quality of better tube designs The fewer pieces in series with the signal path the better This is often true even if addin...

Page 10: ...ics will differ slightly due to the different metallurgy of the fuse elements between commercial grade and audio grade fuses We can t guarantee that your audiophile grade fuse won t blow at a different in rush current threshold than your stock commercial fuse Use of other than approved fuses may invalidate your product warranty and result in product damage XP 27 Specs Gain options 56 66 76dB RIAA ...

Page 11: ... factory or shipping product to the factory for repair Non North American product must be returned to the country of origin for warranty service Foreign distributors are only required to offer warranty service on Pass Laboratories product that they have imported verifiable by serial number Please note Conditions of warranty service and customer rights for product purchased outside the United States...

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