Pass Labs
XP-12
Introduced 2018$6,100 MSRP
The Pass Labs XP-12 is a solid-state, dual-mono line stage preamplifier designed by Wayne Colburn, inheriting its single-stage, 100-step volume control architecture from the flagship Pass Labs Xs preamp. It uses discrete Toshiba transistors and an electrostatically- and Mu-metal-shielded toroidal power supply to achieve very low noise and distortion.
MSRP
$6,100
Used market · Very Good
$4,425
-27% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $4,400 at launch to $4,425 today.
Specifications
- THD
- <0.001% @ 1V, 1kHz
- Gain
- 9.3dB balanced
- Inputs
- 5 total (3 RCA + 2 XLR)
- Remote
- yes
- Weight
- 20 lbs
- Outputs
- 2 total (1 RCA + 1 XLR)
- Designer
- Wayne Colburn
- Topology
- class A, single gain stage, 100-step attenuator
- Crosstalk
- >100dB
- Dimensions
- 17"W x 12"D x 4"H
- Overall gain
- 9.3dB Balanced
- Input impedance
- 22k ohms
- Number of chassis
- 1
- Power consumption
- 30W
- Frequency response
- ±0.05dB, 10Hz–20kHz; -1dB @ 100kHz
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