Price: $15,000

 

 

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Our "Electrostatic Amplifier" has proven to be the finest amplifier available for electrostatic speakers. This reputation has resulted in many requests for a magnetic-speaker amplifier that offers similar ground-breaking performance. The "Kilowatt Monobloc" is that amplifier.

 

 

The main problem with most magnetic speaker systems is inefficiency. Very few amplifiers have enough power to drive them even moderately loudly without being overloaded.

 

Sanders Sound Systems  makes an extremely high-powered amplifier for those audiophiles who want the absolute best without any compromise in construction or performance.  The KILOWATT MONOBLOC Amplifier is specifically intended for power-hungry magnetic speakers, the design philosophy is similar to the ESL amplifier in that a huge output stage is used without any protective circuitry. 

 

The Kilowatt Monobloc solves this problem with so much power that it simply will not be taxed by any home audio system. Its power, innovative circuit design, and magnificent build quality result in the finest sonics available but at a lower price and with higher power than any competitor's amplifier.

  

It is built to the very highest standards including a fully machined and anodized chassis, gold-plated circuit boards, machined capacitor mounts, and enclosed transformer.  This is the finest amplifier money can buy.

 

 

This is the last amplifier you will ever need.

 

 

Specifications

 

Power	1000 watts RMS @ 8ohms, continuous power, 20Hz to 20kHz  per channel into an 8 ohm load
Bandwidth	DC through 100kHz
Slew Rate	100 Volts/microsecond
Input Impedance	47kohm unbalanced, 94kohm balanced
Output Impedance	Less than .04 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 KHz
Gain	26dB
Noise	More than 110dB below rated output
THD + Noise	Less than .05%, 10 Hz - 30 KHz at full rated power
Dimensions	19" wide x 7.0" tall x 20" deep  (43cm  x 14cm x 36cm )
Weight	105 pounds

 

 

 

Technical Details

 

 

56 output transistors are used for a combined power output capacity of 14,000 watts.  The power supply is rated for 3,200 watts, so it cannot damage out output stage and no protective circuitry is needed.  It is rated at 1,000 watts @ 8 ohms and 2,000 watts @ 4 ohms.  With a 184 volt power supply, it will drive ESLs flawlessly and will deliver over 4000 volt-amps into them.

 

Features

 

1,000 watts continuous power at 8ohms

 

2,000 watts continuous power at 4ohms

 

56 output devices capable of a combined power of 14,000 watts

 

No protective circuitry -- the output stage is so massive that the power supply cannot overload it.

 

Completely balanced design with mirror image circuitry from input to output. Each phase has a completely independent power supply.

 

Single-ended RCA input included. No switches or jumpers required when switching from balanced to single-ended operation.

 

Absolutely the very finest construction without regard to cost. Chassis is completely machined, anodized, heavy-gauge aluminum. Even the huge power capacitors are mounted in machined-aluminum housings. Face plates are 1/2" thick, CNC-machined aluminum.

 

Although the weight is over 100 pounds, the amplifier is small enough to fit on most equipment racks (7" tall, 19" wide, 20" deep)

 

Quiet operation -- no cooling fans -- huge heat sinks.

 

Line voltage is user-selectable from the back panel.

 

Black or silver face plate.

 

High efficiency design runs cool and may be left on continually without regard for power usage.

 

"Standby" mode feature turns off the output stage bias to further reduce power usage. This circuit maintains optimum operating parameters for "instant-on" operation.