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Technics SU-R1000 a new Class-D GaN Technology integrated



Maybe one to look out for.

There’s a new approx $10K integrated Class-D from Technics called the SU-R1000 Integrated Amplifier around 22 kg, 150w-8ohm and 300w-4ohms, would have been nice to see what it could do into 2ohms
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Said to have many of the GaN Class-D features of the far bigger SE-R1. But nowhere yet can I find if it uses the 1.5mhZ switching frequency that "makes" the SE-R1 what it is.

Also it uses smp power supplies, even though it’s 22kg, Unlike the SE-R1 at some 60Kg because of it linear supplies.
No reviews or measurement tests as yet for this one from Technics


Cheers George
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georgehifi OP
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Here is Technics 45min!!🥴 propaganda video for the SU-R1000 integrated.  Actually it's only 24mins, the rest is for a new server or something.

Wait till you see the size of this thing on the table in front of the three boobies at 6.45 into this. It's a lot bigger than I thought it would be, no wonder it's 22kg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-BJifbtjbI

Cheers George       
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atmasphere
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They must have listened to what Cyrill Hammer designer of Soulution Audio had to say about Class-D
Guessing not. Some of the numbers on the site you linked don't make sense.
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Technics SU-R1000 GaN technology integrated getting closer.

Looks like it’s on the way in limited numbers, as they ask for payment in Japan and it's made to order at the moment, around $8.5k.
https://www.audiounion.jp/ct/detail/new/177765/

Haven’t found if it use the ground breaking 1.5mhz switching frequency that Technics use in the flagship SE-R1, but they do say on other sites it uses "very high" switching frequency??

What I did find though for the "vinyl crew" which could interest or disgust them, is it looks like you get a calibration record with this amp, to play your phono cartridge with and the SU-R1000 analyses these tones and then digitally equalizes it dead flat. (should sound just like cd then, but the channel separation will still only be 30db at best can’t fix that)

Cheers George
trinitrond
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Two part review up below, thank Google for translating this.
Seems promising.

https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/topic/special/1298192.html

https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/topic/special/1300097.html


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