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    1 X5 Owner’ s Manual pass TM X5 Owner’ s Man ual May 18, 2006[...]

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    2 X5 Owner’ s Manual The X5 five c hannel amplifier embodies the design technolog y and refinements of the larger “X” series amplifiers including extensions of the patented Supersymmetr y circuit. The Supersymmetr y circuit topolog y was granted a U .S . patent in 1994, and is the result of 19 years of effort by Nelson P ass . T he amplifier [...]

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    3 X5 Owner’ s Manual The X Series amplifiers have the tremendous dynamic range (>150 dB) to do justice to the 24 bit recordings of the 21 st Centur y . The simple but pow erful circuitr y mov es easily from total silence to explosiv e transient and back to silence without a trace . It’ s a spooky experience. So relax and enjoy y our amplifie[...]

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    4 X5 Owner’ s Manual single blue LED lit. No speaker connected yet. Y ou can g o ahead and connect the source and speakers . The amplifier can be driven single-end or balanced, if dri ving the amplifier single-ended leav e the supplied jumpers in place (between pins 1 & 3 on the XLR). Now that the source component is connected, mak e sure the[...]

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    5 X5 Owner’ s Manual of about 9 volts to 15 v olts . This switching will ov er ride the front panel button, so if you w ant the button to operate, leav e the rear connection open. So muc h for essential infor mation. The X5 is optimized for loads nominally rated at 4 ohms and above . Y ou can r un the amplifiers into a lower nominal impedance wit[...]

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    6 X5 Owner’ s Manual F ortunately the amplifier is not sensitive to the capaciti ve/inducti ve character of some of the specialty speak er cables , so feel free to experiment. W e have found that about 90 per cent of bad sounding cables are really bad connections , and we recommend that special attention be paid to cleanliness of contact surfaces[...]

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    7 X5 Owner’ s Manual All figures obtained after a 1 hour war mup , with regulated 120 V A C pow er line. See man ual notes about A C power line regulation. Gain 30 dB Freq. R esponse -0 dB at DC , -3 dB at 100 kHz P ow er Output 125 X 5 watts maxim um @ 1% THD , 1 kHz, 8 ohms Maximum Output V oltag e plus , minus 50 v olts Maximum Output Current [...]

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    8 X5 Owner’ s Manual Please chec k with the factor y-authorized distributor in the countr y you are purchasing this product for specific w ar ranty infor mation. All Pass Laboratories products purchased from an authorized P ass Labora- tories dealer in Nor th America are cov ered by a transferable, limited 3-year warranty . This w ar rantee inclu[...]

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    9 X5 Owner’ s Manual F or your protection please read the following: W ater and moisture: Electrical devices should not be used near water ( as per example , near a bathtub , washbasin, kitc hen sink, laundr y tub , w et basement or swimming pool ). Care should be taken suc h that objects do not hav e the oppor tunity to fall, and that liquid is [...]