Art Audiophile Amp 1

The Class A stereo amplifier in double-mono design Art Audiophile amp 1 is listed in the trade fair brochure for the Funkausstellung of 1989 with a power of 2x 30 watts into 8 ohms and a new price of 2,800 Marks.

In the 1993 Funkausstellung brochure, the power amplifier is described as follows:

"The stereo power amplifier contains a dual construction with galvanically separated power supplies. (...) The loudspeaker outputs are analogous in phase to the inputs. DC-coupled circuits with bipolar transistors, up to 12 W per channel in Class A technology, up to 45 watts into 8 ohms (85 W into 4 ohms) in the B range. Power supplies with "battery character" are able to provide very high impulse power for a short time. In combination with tube preamps a stress-free. highly analytical sound is achieved. With a high damping factor over the entire frequency range, virtually any loudspeaker is "under control"."

The power amplifier provides an output power of 30 watts sine into 8 ohms at 775mV input voltage (1kHz). Non-linear distortion is < 0.01% at 2/3 rated power.

The manufacturer states, "<i>Electrically identical are the mono blocks</i>" mono amp. The new price of the stereo power amplifier was 3,900 marks in 1993.