Amps & DACs
HeadRoom Desktop Monoblock Amp Pair 120v
With more than enough power to command the most articulate response from your near-field monotors, the Desktop Mono-Block Power Amps deliver a cool clean listening experience. Sold in pairs, each Desktop Mono-Block Amp will deliver 170 Watts to it's speaker with extraordinary efficiancy using the Bang & Olufsen ICEpower class-D power amplifier modules. Each amp includes: one single ended input on a Cardas RCA jack; WBT speaker terminals;front panel enable/disable switch, and fault and power indicators.
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Product Features:
- Great listening on great mini-monitors with cool running 170 Watt/Ch power amplification.
- State-of-the-art class-D power amplifier performance from Bang & Olufsen ICEpower.
- Very high-quality Cardas and WBT audio connectors.
- Front panel "enable/disable" switch to conveniently mute amplifier.
- Front panel "over temp" and "over current" fault indicators.
Applications:
The solution to your audiophile desktop listening dilemma: "How do I make my computer sound organic and rich?" Answer: a little reference-grade HeadRoom overkill. Get a pair of our 170 Watt, balanced drive, mono-block amplifiers (one for each speaker), play all your favorite uncompressed music files, and prepare to avoid getting any actual work done. These HeadRoom power amps' discrete channel separation, their fully articulate audio punch and control, coupled with their vast headroom (no pun intended!), will deliver pinpoint-precise holographic soundstage details and organically natural articulation effortlessly. (The synergy between these cool-running HeadRoom Class-D amplifiers and the Finnish-made Amphion Ion speakers we're featuring on our website is especially outstanding.) No longer do audiophiles require a roomful of big heat-spewing gear to create true 'listening room' sound quality on your desktop or workstation; the Desktop Mono-Block Power Amp have got you covered right between the ears, cool as cucumber, at the tips of your fingers.
This pair of monstrously clean-performing 170-watt HeadRoom Desktop Mono-Block Power Amps uses the most recent generation of Class-D amplifier electronics from Bang & Olufsen known for their superb sound quality. The amplifier contains an ICEPower 50ASX-2 module which performs signal amplification, AC/DC conversion, and fault protection. It includes a front panel mute switch, auto shut-down features for overcurrent and thermal overheat protection, and additional circuitry for power supply regulation, input buffer and mode selection capabilities. Uber-beefy high-quality rear panel connectors are by Cardas Audio and WBT Electronics. The Desktop Power Amp contains its own AC to DC, and DC to DC conversion circuitry; no additional outboard power supply is required.
Also available in 220VAC [+/- 15v] power supply configuration upon customer request for overseas/international voltages at no extra charge.
Specifications:
- Amplifier Group: The Desktop Line
Additional Resources:
- Product Manuals
- Monoblock Amp Product Manual PDF
- Product Info
- Art. I- System Arch.
- Art. II- Network Arch
- Art. III- Software
- Art. IV- Speaker Pos
- Art. V- Speaker Rec.
- Art. VI- Power Amps
- Product Reviews
- EnjoytheMusic.com, Steven Stone, November 2008
