SPL Performer s900 Stereo Power Amplifier - Black
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The design - a matter of great taste
With its appearance, the SPL Performer s900 stereo power amplifier fits perfectly into the SPL "Professional Fidelity" HiFi product line - and is of course available in the three basic colors black, red or silver.
Conventional solid-state power amplifiers tend to operate in a critical range of the built-in components - this results in unpleasant harmonical artifacts. Tube power amplifiers also distort at their limit but their characteristical behaviour softens this roughness and harshness. Non the less this is a falsified representation of the sound image.
Thanks to VOLTAiR Technology, the Performer s900 can process much higher levels without even coming near to a critical range. All components constantly operate in the optimal range. The result is a very pleasant, natural and relaxed sound experience. Enjoy your music in every detail and without any listening fatigue.
Full power
The Performer s900 features individual amplification stages for voltage and power amplification, which ensures a perfect operating of the class-AB amplifier circuit. Thanks to each stage's own negative feedback path, it is ruled out that feedbacks from the loudspeaker are interacting with the input stage - this way the SPL VOLTAiR technology can play out its full performance.
Freedom of choice
The Performer s900 features a stereo pair of XLR and RCA inputs. This makes it compatible with all preamps on the market without the use of adapters. The stereo input can be selected via the Input Select switch on the rear panel.
Trim to fit
With reference to the Performer s900, "fit" means adapted. You can adapt the input sensitivity in 0.5 dB steps from 0 dB to -5.5 dB. In contrast to a panorama potentiometer in a preamplifier, this trim switch is the more audiophile solution. The optimal operating range of the loudspeakers and preamplifier can be perfectly adjusted this way.
Power to the speakers
The loudspeaker binding posts can accommodate banana plugs as well as a stranded wire with a diameter of up to 4 mm. Thus, any common type of speaker cable can be used. However, we do not recommend connecting a speaker with less than 2 ohms impedance.
AMP CTL
The standby mode of the power amplifier can be switched on and off using the AMP CTL connection between a preamplifier such as the Director Mk2, Elector, Phonitor x or Crossover. To do this, connect the 3.5 mm phone jacks with a cable with 3.5 mm mono or stereo jack plugs. Thanks to its 12 V trigger input, third party preamps can also switch the Performer s900's standby mode on and off.
Better safe than sorry
The Performer s900 has a protection circuit against DC voltage and against overheating. If direct current (DC) is detected, the output stage switches off automatically and the Protect LED lights up red. To protect the Performer s900 against the unlikely event of overheating, a temperature sensor at the heatsinks continously monitors the temperature of the device. The TEMP LED lights up yellow when the Performer s900 is getting too hot. As a result of this the output stage is switched off until the device has cooled down.
Sounds good
With all devices of the Professional Fidelity series we develop not only according to plan, but also by ear. Many important components are installed on the circuit boards using Through-hole technology. This way we can ensure that we can use the best sounding components.
Specifications
Analog Inputs: XLR (balanced), RCA (unbalanced)- Input impedance: 20 kΩ
- Input trimming: 0 dB to -5.5 dB in 0.5 dB steps
- Input sensitivity: 8 dBu
Loudspeaker Outputs: Binding posts with 4 mm ⌀ cable hole (screwable) and banana plug
- Output power (RMS, 2 Ω): 2 x 420 W
- Harmonic distortion (1 kHz, 2 Ω): < 0.07 %
- Output power (RMS, 4 Ω): 2 x 370 W
- Harmonic distortion (1 kHz, 4 Ω): < 0.06 %
- Output power (RMS, 8 Ω): 2 x 200 W
- Harmonic distortion (1 kHz, 8 Ω): < 0.04 %
- Output voltage (Peak-to-Peak): 112 V
- Output voltage (RMS): 40.2 V
- Output impedance (20 Hz - 20 kHz): < 0.035 Ω
- Frequency range (-3dB): 10 Hz - 80 kHz
- Amplification gain: 26 dB
- Damping factor (1 kHz, 8 Ω): > 280
- Noise (A-weighted): -123 dB
Internal Linear Power Supply with Shielded Toroidal Transformer
- Toroidal transformer: 866 VA
- Operating voltage (Input stage): +/- 60 V
- Operating voltage (power stage): +/- 64 V
- Operating voltage for relays, LEDs, AMP CTL: + 12 V
Mains Power Supply
- Mains voltage (selectable, see fuse chamber): 230 V AC / 50 Hz; 115 V AC / 60 Hz
- Fuse 230 V: T 4 A
- Fuse 115 V: T 8 A
- Power consumption: max. 900 VA
- Idle power consumption: 20 W
- Stand-by power consumption: < 0.3 W
Dimensions & Weight
- Dimensions: 278 x 114 x 345 mm (11 x 4.5 x 13.6")
- Unit weight: 14.6 kg (32.2 lbs)
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| Performer s900 Stereo Power Amplifier - Black | 831057 |
