Measurements and Conclusion
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We have of course measured the Pass Labs X150.8. Now we were curious what the burn-in process actually does, measuratively speaking. Are there any differences between a new and a burned-in sample? Well…. it seems that this is the case with these standard measurements. However, the differences are very small. And that can be within margin. We are talking about sometimes 0.001% difference. What is striking, however, is the THD vs Freq measurement. It really shows obvious differences. (overall just lower distortion) than new out of the box. And that is reproducible. We also get Ãttle more watts out of it (2 to 3 watts more).
Measurements – new out of the box
Measurements after 2 months of inspiring
We can’t help but say that Nelson Pass has put together an excellent piece of electronics. Even with the low feedback we see a very quiet character and especially amplification with extremely low distortion. The frequency response is particularly straight up to about 70 kHz (-1dB). The power measurement shows that it measures very conservatively. We measure 154 watts at 0.2% THD and 280 – 290 watts into 4 Ohms at 1% THD. That is neat. Nice work.
What strikes us is that the distortion is incredibly low in all measurements. Even at an input of 37 uV we see a THD below 1%. That indicates that Pass has its circuits well under control.
