X0.2 Specifications

X0.2 Owner’s Manual

All figures obtained after 1 hour warmup, with regulated 120 VAC power line. See manual notes about AC power line regulation.

Gain, Balanced

12 dB Bal in, Bal output

Gain, single-ended

12dB unbal in, unbal output

Freq. Response

-3 dB @ 2 Hz

 

-3 dB at @ 100 kHz

Distortion @ 1KHZ

< .1 % THD, typ .003% @ 2v

Maximum Output

20 volts rms bal out

 

7 volts rms unbal out

Output Impedance

200 ohms unbalanced

 

750 ohms balanced

Input Impedance

10K ohm unbalanced

 

20K ohm balanced

CMRR

typ. -80 dB, 20 - 20kHz

Crosstalk

typ. -90 dB, 20 - 20kHz

Output Noise floor

< -110 dBV, 20 - 20kHz

Extl amp turn on

12 volts DC 50 mA continuous

Power Consumption

35 watts

Dimensions

17” W x 3.5”H x 13 “D each

Shipping Weight

70 pounds in packing carton,

 

3 units

For more information please contact:

Pass Laboratories Inc.

P.O. Box 219,

24449 Foresthill Rd.,

Foresthill, CA 95631

Tel: 530.367.3690

Fax: 530.369.2193

www.passlabs.com

© 2006 Pass Laboratories Inc.

“Pass”, “pass”, “Pass Labs”, “Pass Laboratories”, Supersymmetery”, “Aleph”, and “Zen” and are all registered trademarks of Pass Laboratories, Inc., and all rights thereto are protected by law.

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