450 Pound Monobloc Amplifier

Hi Labyrinth, in your general price range, I warmly suggest you have a listen at the following three amps, all based on the Hypex Ncore NC1200 module:

Acoustic Imagery
ATSAH monos
Status: released
Price $8999 per pair
Distributed in US by: Tweak Geek of Denver (CO), phone: 888-998-9335

Merrill Audio
Veritas monos
Status: released
Price $12,000 per pair
Call Merrill at: (415) 562-4434

Mola-Mola monoblock amplifier
Status: probably to be release in 3rd WQ 2013
Price: TBD (probably quite a bit more expensive than Veritas and ATSA)
Distributed by: On A Higher Note, phone: 949 544 1990

Mola-Mola is being developed by a company by the same name, owned in part by Bruno Putseys, original creator of Ncore technology. Mr. Putseys is also the lead designer of the complete amplifier.

From a purely engineering point of view, I conjecture that Mola-Mola will be the most sophisticated implementation of the three, with ATSAH being the simplest. But do not be fooled by the word "simple"... all signs point to The Ncore NC1200 module by itself delivering a very high sonic musical standard as a starting point.

There are a couple of intriguing products soon coming from Rowland.... A bridgeable amp called M525 slated for April, based on a Pascal class D module. The device should cost approx $4500 for one unit and can be bridged to mono operations... If I remember its power ratings correctly: 250W / 8 Ohms, 500W / 4 Ohms, 1000W bridged to mono.

The same company will also release an integrated amp based on a different Pascal class D module, to be called Continuum S2, priced at $9500. Power rating: 400W/ 8 Ohms, 800W / 4 Ohms.

While I am usually fond of the Rowland sound, I freely admit that have never heard any amps based on Pascal class D modules, so I have no idea how these Rowland products will sound.

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@ noble100,I like pass amps,however, I like krell better,I own a legendary Krell fpb 700cx,this amp will never be sold or traded,Its that good!,krell may make a better amp,From what I have read on the gon forums and other sites,the evo E series are these new wideband amps that can be very bright sounding if you do not use a cable system that compensates for the resolving power of these new krell amps,I am interested in class D amplification for a second system that I want to improve and finish building,and btw,thankyou very much with the list here you provided,you are a gentlemen indeed!

@ Guidocorona,thankyou for your list here that you provided,as you may see,a class D amp would be for a second system,my Krell pure class A fpb 700cx will be on the main system,this amp with the Taralabs zero gold i/c and omega gold speaker cables has one of the best sound to my ears I have ever heard in my life!,thats saying alot if you knew the many price no object systems that I have listened to,audition,or owned!the marriage between this amp and cables is stunning!,you to are a gentleman for you to take time and provide this info on class D amps,again,thankyou.cheers!

Audiolabyrinth,

OK, you talked me into it. We'll swap my class D amp for your Krell 700cx for a period not to exceed 30 yrs.

Sounds good, send me a pm when you're ready to swap and we'll work out the details.

Thanks,
Tim

@ noble100,what a great since of humor!that was cool!cheers!