Pass Labs new X150.8 stereo amplifier.

The new Pass Labs X150.8 (RRP $9995 NZD) is one of the best power amplifiers we have matched with the Harbeth range of loudspeakers.

Pass Laboratories is celebrating their 23rd year with their new Point 8 Series, X.8 and XA.8 series of amplifiers. These units operate is a higher Class A amplification and are designed for audiophiles and music lovers alike. Seven years in the making, the Point 8 Series demonstrates Pass Laboratories' belief that "the best products must be carefully adjusted until their components operate in harmony — then subjectively fine-tuned". The output stages of the larger Point 8 amplifiers bias more deeply into the Class A operating region. Their larger push-pull Class A operating delivers low distortion and additional loudspeaker control at ordinary listening levels. Higher power MOSFETs, and many more of them, are used to increase the amplifiers' Class A operation while running at fractions of their stated output power specifications. This aid in both performance and reliability. Each model in the 8 series has a front end specifics to its output stage so that the nine units' front ends vary in size, voltage, bias current, dissipation, and single-ended versus push-pull bias distribution.

There’s more — including larger power supplies, more storage capacitance, more precise reference voltages, and new, larger heat sinks.

Results - you gain a greater sense of space and depth, with improved bass definition across the whole .8 series range.

Pass Labs X150.8 / Specifications Power Output /ch (8 ohm) 150 Power Output /ch (4 ohm) 300 Maximum Output (Amps) 20 Leaves Class A @ pk Watts 15 Power Consumption (W) 375 Number of Chassis 1 Weight 32 Kg`s.

https://passlabs.com/products/amplifiers/point-8/x150.8

Pass Labs NZ audio distributor is Parmenter Sound.