Overview
Ushering in a New Era The Ultimate Pure Class A Stereo Power Amplifier. Input stage features fully balanced signal paths realized with ultra low noise instrumentation amplifier topology in discrete configuration. MCS+ design and current feedback in amplification circuitry deliver S/N ratio and sound quality on a level unrivaled by any stereo power amplifier. Massive power supply and power MOS-FET devices in ten-parallel push-pull configuration sustain linear power output progression down to impedances as low as 1 ohm. Output stage with further lowered impedance realizes a damping factor of 800.
Specs
Continuous Average Output Power (20 – 20,000 Hz):
Stereo operation (both channels driven):
480 watts per channel into 1 ohm (*)
240 watts per channel into 2 ohms
120 watts per channel into 4 ohms
60 watts per channel into 8 ohms
Monophonic operation (bridged connection):
960 watts into 2 ohms (*)
480 watts into 4 ohms
240 watts into 8 ohms
Total Harmonic Distortion:
Stereo operation (both channels driven):
0.07% 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: 800
Input Sensitivity (with 8-ohm load, GAIN selector in MAX position):
Stereo operation:
0.87 V for rated continuous average output (60 W)
0.11 V for 1 watt output
Monophonic operation:
1.74 V for rated continuous average output (240 W)
0.11 V for 1 watt output
Input Impedance:
Balanced: 40 kilohms
Unbalanced: 20 kilohms
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted, input shorted):
121 dB (GAIN selector at MAX)
127 dB (GAIN selector at -12 dB)
At rated continuous average output
Output Level Meters :
Digital meter: 5-digit indication,selectable range 10 W / 100 W / 1,000 W
Bar graph meter: 32-point scale
Peak hold time: 1 second / infinite , switchable
Display off switch provided
Monophonic operation: same value for left/right
Power Requirements:
AC 120 V/230 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption:
280 watts idle
530 watts in accordance with IEC 60065