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The Frequency Response is 7Hz – 90kHz within -1dB and 3Hz – 215kHz within -3db. The maximum slew rate for both small signal and the maximum output voltage is 100V/μs, which is equivalent to a maximum output voltage at approximately 250 kHz.

To ensure trouble-free operation under any circumstances, the Eclipse amplifier is exceptionally well-protected. The power supply is protected against most mains transients. It will cut out if common faults are detected, such as over-voltage, master clock at incorrect frequency, or excessive temperatures. The power amplifier section is short-circuit proof and protected against most input overloads. It has over-current limiting and protection against overheating. It will cut out if a continuous DC offset appears on output or if the output current continuously exceeds 12 A average over a period of a few minutes. The latter may seem like a compromise, but Halcro has rigorously tested this and confirmed that this condition never occurs in normal music reproduction. Hence, it poses no limitations.

https://www.whathifi.com/news/chord-teases-suzi-prepower-amplifier-concept-thats-like-lego-for-your-hi-fi

The pictures above give an idea of what the Suzi pre/power will look like, but it’s hard to gauge more details or dimensions without seeing them in person. However, we know the Hugo 2 and 2go combo is about the size of a paperback novel, which gives an idea of just how compact the Suzi combo is. 

The Suzi preamp and Suzi power amplifier will be launching formally this autumn, at which time we’ll have full details, specifications and pricing to keep you up to speed.

Before that, however, we’ll be on the ground at the High End Munich show to bring you as many details and hands-on images as we can when we see Chord’s new Suzi products on display. Chord has one more product – this time a digital one designed by Rob Watts – to still reveal, so stay tuned for all our Munich show news and coverage as the event starts on 9th May

https://www.stereophile.com/content/octave-audio-v70-class-integrated-amplifier

I started my vinyl listening with Bell Orchestre’s House Music (LP, Erased Tapes Records ERATP141LP-CA), a rock-classical hybrid instrumental work that includes several string instruments, group chanting, and a menagerie of seamlessly integrated studio sound effects. Via the Octave’s phono stage, the band sounded bigger than six members—more vaulted and sonically varied with a richer, more reverberant consistency. The V 70’s characteristic transparency, big-picture boldness, and the detail retrieval I’d heard with digital came through, if not quite to the same level. (That limitation could be a reflection more of the sources I was using than of the phono itself.)

Texture and transient tactility were conspicuous. On the first track, “Opening,” violin and double bass produced vibrant, rich-brown tone and vibrational texture that seemed serrated. The drums were focused, dynamically spry, and, judging by the arc of the drum hits, compact. The group chanting was almost Star Trek–y, with its extended-vowel, dashing-through–outer-space aura, vocally layered and luxuriantly toned. The phono stage emphasized the music’s coherency, both in the sense of a band playing together in the same room and in their creative complicity, the feeding-off-each-other group dynamic.

With an output of 300 Wrms (x 2) at 8 ohms and 390 Wrms (x 2) at 4 ohms, the Telos 800 is a leap forward in Goldmund’s offerings, presenting a formidable stereo amplifier capable of satisfying even the most discerning audiophile consumers. 

To support its power output and audio quality, the Telos 800 incorporates a 3200 VA toroidal power transformer and an impressive capacitor bank of 93,600 µF. Compliant with IEC 62368-1 standards on rated power consumption, this amplifier delivers remarkable efficiency and power, rivaling the performance of two mono-power amplifiers. 

https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0424/Aric_Audio_Super_300B_SET_Stereo_Power_Amplifier_Review.htm

The Aric Audio Super 300B SET amp can get up and go! I did a lot of late-night listening with the system at low volume levels. Then it was time to let the amp cut loose. I played some classical recordings from Reference Recordings engineered and recorded by the world-famous Keith Johnson. Do you want dynamics baby? How about a full orchestra at close to realistic volume levels? Bing, check the box. The other thing about the dynamic range was what you didn’t hear. The amp is dead quiet! I believe the benefit of having a separate power supply allows for silent operation which increases the dynamic range. Every dB makes a difference.

I was surprised by how well-defined, and the fullness of the bass was presented by the Aric Audio Super 300B SET. This is not your father’s tube amp. It is quick, lively, transparent, and dynamic. Tonal contrasts and frequency responses were smooth in transitions. The high frequencies were articulate fully extended and natural sounding. I don’t think I’ve had an amp in my system that accomplished these feats! Do all 300B amps sound this way? Remember this is my first journey with a 300B amp. Is this the Super 300B SET a benchmark design? I’m inclined to say yes.

https://www.stereophile.com/content/arcam-radia-a25-integrated-amplifier

The original 1953 Columbia mono disc produced an exceptionally dense, life-like sound that intensified the effect of the Budapest String Quartet in delivering this soul-stirring performance. That old black disc is gone, but the hi-rez remastering (24/192 FLAC, Columbia/Qobuz), played through the Denafrips Terminator Plus DAC into the A25’s analog input, made exceedingly smooth, instantly engaging sound laced with tone that was more saturated and tempo-keeping that was more toe-tapping than expected. Playing Op.133, the ARCAM exceled at sorting all the sound molecules and not mucking them up. It felt good to hear a $1499 integrated amp make a piece of difficult music this affecting. Its natural ease invited me to lean forward and close my eyes.

Right now, my system is silent, but as I type these words, I can still hear Op.133 playing inside my head. I keep trying to imagine what was going on inside of Beethoven’s head as he composed these dark, quivering forms. Driving the Heretic speakers, the A25 presented the Maestro’s Grosse Fuge as a daring artistic invention performed by a brilliant quartet operating in peak form.

Soulnote also implements a very unique (and likely expensive) relay-switched balanced attenuator. The resulting level settings are quite coarse but are accompanied by a satisfying and confidence-inspiring mechanical “click” of the relays switching as you change the volume.

The case and circuit layout are said to be symmetrical, and the case incorporates all of Soulnote’s unique resonance control schemes.

The whole deal only weighs about 22 pounds which is very lightweight for an 80 wpc Class A/B integrated amplifier. The toroidal transformer visually appears to be undersized for the amplifier’s claimed power delivery.