Overview
Redefining Essential Excellence. Impressive Baseline Pure Class A Stereo Power Amplifier. Input stage features fully balanced signal paths realized with ultra low noise instrumentation amplifier topology. MCS+ design and current feedback in amplification circuitry deliver outstanding S/N ratio and other performance parameters for improved sound quality. Robust power supply and power MOS-FET devices in triple-parallel push-pull configuration sustain power output of 150 watts per channel (music signals) down to impedances as low as 1 ohm. Output stage with further lowered impedance realizes a damping factor of 400.
Specs
Continuous Average Output Power (20 – 20,000 Hz):
Stereo operation (both channels driven):
150 watts per channel into 1 ohm (*)
120 watts per channel into 2 ohms
50 watts per channel into 4 ohms
30 watts per channel into 8 ohms
Monophonic operation (bridged connection):
300 watts into 2 ohms (*)
240 watts into 4 ohms
120 watts into 8 ohms
Total Harmonic Distortion:
Stereo operation (both channels driven):
0.05% with 2 ohm load
0.03% with 4 to 16 ohm load
Monophonic operation (bridged connection):
0.05% with 4 to 16 ohm load
Intermodulation Distortion: 0.01%
Frequency Response :
At rated output: 20 – 20,000 Hz +0, -0.2 dB
At 1 watt output: 0.5 – 160,000 Hz +0, -3.0 dB
Gain: 28.0 dB (with GAIN selector at MAX)
(Stereo and monophonic operation)
Gain Selection: MAX, -3dB, -6dB, -12dB
Output Load impedance:
Stereo operation: 2 to 16 ohms
Monophonic operation: 4 to 16 ohms
With music signals only, 1-ohm loads are permissible for stereo operation
and 2-ohm loads for monophonic operation.
Damping Factor: 400
Input Sensitivity (with 8-ohm load, GAIN selector in MAX position):
Stereo operation:
0.62 V for rated continuous average output (30 W)
0.11 V for 1 watt output
Monophonic operation:
1.23 V for rated continuous average output (120 W)
0.11 V for 1 watt output
Input Impedance:
Balanced: 40 kilohms
Line: 20 kilohms
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted, input shorted):
112 dB (GAIN selector at MAX)
120 dB (GAIN selector at -12 dB)
At rated continuous average output
Output Level Meters :
–40 dB to +3 dB (indication in dB and %)
Logarithmic scale
Operation selector: OFF / NORMAL / HOLD (∞)
Meter sensitivity selector (-20 dB)
*Monophonic operation: same value displayed for left/right
Power Requirements:
AC 120 V/230 V, 50/60 Hz (voltage as indicated on rear panel)
Power Consumption:
150 watts idle
270 watts in accordance with IEC 60065