When it comes to "exotic" audio gear, Dan D'Agostino products deserve to be mentioned. I believe that this company builds some of the most impressive and elegant preamps and amps on the market and their Momentum Monoblock Amplifier is a true example of what I'm saying.
This amplifier is considered to be the ultimate expression of legendary audio designer Dan D’Agostino's passion for audio.
This beautiful machine delivers 300 watts into 8 ohms thanks to its highly efficient copper heat sinks with cooling venturis. All this power inside a that's just 5 inches chassis and consumes less than 1 watt of power at idle. According to the company, it features a fully complementary, balanced circuit topology using 1% metal-film resistors and 69 MHz output transistors that allows ultra-low noise and bandwidth exceeding 200 kHz. Each Momentum monoblock amplifier is hand-built and individually tested in D’Agostino’s Arizona factory. I haven't tried one of these but, I sure would love to. How about you? Have you heard one of their products in action?
Take a look at the specifications:
- Power: 300 watts @ 8Ω / 600 watts @ 4Ω / 1,200 watts @ 2Ω
- Frequency Response: 1 Hz to 200 kHz, -1 dB / 20Hz to 20 kHz, ±0.1 dB
- Distortion: (300 watts @ 8Ω) 0.1% @ 1 kHz
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 105 dB, unweighted.
- Inputs: 1 balanced XLR1
- Input Impedance: MΩ0
- Output Impedance: .12Ω
- Dimensions: 5 x 12.5 x 21 in. (hwd) / 95 lbs.
Price: $55,000/pair
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