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Pass Labs moves a lot of air with its SR1 speaker announcement
If you're into the "rarefied" strata of high end of audio, listen up. Pass Labs, best known for its electronics, has introduced the SR1, a follow-up speaker to its Rushmore model. We've been floored by some Pass Labs Aleph amps, so we're sure this model sounds great, but the press release goes to a lot of trouble to elaborate on the fact that it's a somewhat conventional design. Its four drivers are spread across two enclosures, and Pass has gone to some pains to ensure the drivers maintain pure piston-like motion in use and don't break up. Sorry, but that's nothing more than good, basic speaker design. The end result is a "highly refined sound stage" and "deep awareness of micro-detail" (shouldn't that be "deep soundstage" and "highly refined micro-detail"?). Interested? Start lining up your $25,000; we suspect that's "per speaker," not "per pair."[Image courtesy eCoustics]
Pass Labs reveals $6500 INT-150 integrated amplifier
Looking for a touch of class in your next stereo amplifier? If so, you needn't look much further than Pass Laboratories, which is readying a high-end integrated amp for release at CES. The INT-150 will become the firm's first integrated amplifier, and it's based heavily on the X-150.5 Stereo Amplifier. The device is rated at 150-watts-per-channel into 8-ohms or 300-watts into 4-ohms, and it can handle four RCA inputs / two balanced XLR inputs. Heck, you'll even get a remote made from machined aluminum to match the unit itself, but really, what else would you expect when laying down $6,500? Check out one more angle and a shot of the rear after the jump.
