Meet Pass Labs’ Wayne Colburn, he works with Nelson Pass 

I don't have any pass labs equipment but what other company can you call them and speak to the designers themselves? Unheard of today. Their stuff is not cheap but it will outlive those who have it. Heirloom type stuff😀 I'm guessing that their resale value is right up their with mcintosh gear. That's no easy task😀

Pre-Owned Pass gear can be had at great prices. And you’re getting pieces that are made to last 20+ years no problem. 🙂

@@morris7025 your right. Still by no means cheap bit I have thought about selling some of my gear to get a nice integrated or a nice class a amp from pass labs. My listening has changed over the years and think I could live with a system that has less boxes. Found out that simple is usually better. That same thing can be said for pass labs stuff. It's not overly complicated stuff made to please those who need the latest edition. They don't churn out stuff stuff unless it better. You can't really go bad even with their older stuff. Most of the stuff nelson has designed is built to last many years as you say. Like some of thresholds older stuff is still great. Or Nelsons aleph preamp and power amps from the 90s. These get snatched up quick on the used market and seem to have gone up over the years. Also thought of getting a older forte model 4 class a amp from back in the late 80s to early 90's. Folks still using this amp to this say still saying how good it is. And you can still work on it. Not terribly complicated and nelson himself at diy audio has even chimed in to say how to work on his older designs and service them if needed. Where have you ever heard that ?! Sorry for my rant. Out of curiosity what pass gear do you have or have experience with?

So well said Nick, I agree with you completely.

Thank you, Scott!

2 years later ... I third this Nick! Well said.

I believe the thumbs-down people are always the same people whom have a dislike for Steve. If Steve came down from Mount Sinai,they would give a thumbs down of that also.I wrote about this subject,in the past.

Agree 100%. I love it too. I doubt HiFi would be as far forward as it is without these 2 guys.

The Whammy HP amp sound amazing ! . You will be thrilled . Must Make Yourself . :)

Steve Costello Thanks so much!

Build Waynes whammy class a headphone/preamp. You can build it just as a preamp, class a headphone amp or with a switch do both headphone and preamp. Heard it pairs terrific with the amp camp amp that nelson designed. The whammy parts kit along with the amp camp kits are available at diy audio site. The power supply that is in Waynes whammy is a thing to behold. Think I remember Wayne saying it has enough it could power a small set up speakers😀

That's Nelson's turntable.

@@johnstone7697 aha aha, well for Mr. Pass!

I believe it is, Les. That’s at least what I thought. 🙂

Basis Audio 2500 Signature Series.

@@paulallen7848 Thanks Paul. Nelson knows 😉.

Quadrature....a separate company run by Nelson's ex partner Rene Besne.

Just exactly what I want to know! 😂

Basis Audio

@@robertthweatt1900 Thanks. Any idea what cart hes running?

Wayne interviewed with Nelson at Threshold. He then joined Nelson at Pass Labs as a partner.

@@johnstone7697 Thank you for clearing that up for me.

Brian D Ridgway well, you can become a subscriber for $50 a month and we’ll talk for 15 minutes every month.

@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac, I am in. Where do I do that?

I'll talk to you

thanks

Yep, Steve was way down in the noise, Nelson nicely placed about -6dB, but Wayne a touch hot and up against the 0dBVU point with occasional overs! Akin to an over-application of DSP auto-correction of "presence"... ;)

that's what happens when you cheap out on cables.

@@rockmusicvideoreviewer896 It's more an issue of preproduction and/or using something like Levelator in post. It is a common yutuber issue and most annoying.

If that's "homeless", then you've never met a homeless person. I'd say that "look" is more "I live in Sea Ranch, where we don't answer to anyone about how we dress".

Rude and presumptuous.

@Lynn Poole I agree! Show some respect to 2 guys who’ve pushed HiFi ahead of the game by leaps n’ bounds. Oh, and hello again, Lynn. We “spoke” yesterday on the PS Audio channel, but I’m sure you’re aware of this. lol

These 2 guys are true innovators, not even close to homeless looking.

With success, you can dress how you want.