Reference Mono Power Amp "Essence No.8000 MK4" (Pair)

 
   

* Powerful, deep bass, precise, transparent, spatial and very dynamic reproduction of music, 
  exact timing with live-character


* High current capability and damping factor, especially for low-efficient loudspeakers 
  with critical or low impedance

* High stability driving capacitive loudspeaker loads

* A professional class A input circuit, an extremely linear class A current mirror driver stage 
  (with hand-selected high-frequency transistors) and 10 hand-selected to very high

  quiescent current adjusted power mosfets determine lowest distortion level and an

  excellent harmonic spectrum

* Separated power supplies for input/driver stage and power mosfets, fast recovery diodes, 
  gigantic total power supply capacity of more than 92 000 Microfarads

* Shielded, plastic moulded 800VA torroid transformer with separated coils for the
  mosfet section and driver stage


* An intelligent security circuit controls loudspeaker output with 5 paralleled
  relais with gold plated contacts

* Scanning of the heat-sink-temperature, if a too high temperature is detected, the loudspeaker is disconnected

* Switchable damping factor characteristic for perfect loudspeaker matching

* Switchable input resistance


* Switchable power supply bypass-capacitors directly at the power mosfets

* Switchable onset-frequency of the boucherot-element for perfect loudspeaker matching

* Gold plated cinch input jack and 100 Amperes binding posts 

* Input wired with high-end-cable HMS 

* Noble, high glossy black acryl front, massive, solid high-end-casing with resonance 
  absorbing polished chrome feet 

* Every device comes along with "its own" original measuring record of the frequency response,
  further measuring records are available on reques 


Special technical features:

The professional class A input circuit with an extremely 
linear class A current mirror (driver stage) 

5 paralleled loudspeaker relais with big
gold plated contacts

Gold plated cinch input jack and massive,
gold plated 100 Amps binding posts

Gigantic, current capable torroid transformer with
separated coils for input/driver stage and mosfet section

Massive resonance absorbing chrome feet

Greatly dimensioned, twice ribbed, special-coated
high efficiency heat sink with rounded ribs

Specifications:


Gain:
17,0 times / +24,6 dB (level difference of a power amp pair at 1 kHz: <0,08 dB)

 

Input sensitivity: 2440 mVeff for full output into 4 Ohms, 2675 mVeff for full output into 8 Ohms

 

Input resistance: switchable: 14 kOhms / 28 kOhms, input DC-coupled

 

Damping factor at 1 kHz: switchable: 800 / 470 (measured with 8,00 Ohm resistor at 10 Watts)

 

Output power (sinus) at 1kHz: 430 Watts (41,5 Veff) into 4 Ohms, 260 Watts (45,5 Veff) into 8 Ohms
                                                 (THD+N = 0,2 %, with nominal mains voltage)

                                     
Diagram: Frequency response at 10 Watts into 4 Ohms: DC - 104 kHz -3 dB

Risetime/falltime: 3,3 µsec into 4 Ohms load (square wave 20 kHz, 12 Vss, measured from 10 % to 90 %)

 

Max. DC Output offset: +/- 22 mV

 

Signal to noise ratio: -102 dB (A-weighted, ref. to 6,325 Veff, input with 40 Ohms loaded, test setup grounded)


Total harmonic distortion (THD+N): into 4 Ohms: 0,0028 %, into 8 Ohms: 0,0014%
                                                         (measured at 1 kHz and 10 Watts, test setup grounded,
                                                         measuring bandwidth 22 Hz - 22 kHz)

Quiescent current: 524 +/- 5 mA  (after a warm-up time of 90 min, at nominal mains voltage minus 3 V AC)

                                     
Diagram: Harmonic spectrum at 10 Watts into 4 Ohms (at 1 kHz) 

Security circuit disconnects loudspeaker


* when device is switched on for a delayed switch-on of the output
* if an internal fuse blasts
* at break-down of an internal supply voltage
* at an interruption of mains voltage
* at too high temperature

* at too high level of very low frequencies or at DC offset at the output
* at too high level of very high frequencies or oscillating at the output 


After end of a break-down the output will work again. 

 


Dimensions: W 435mm x H 145mm x D 395mm (inclusive rear heat sink) 


Weight: 20,5  kg

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