Classe audio ca 200 brochure

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FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS:

Rated output power:

Stereo Mono

@80hmload 200W 700W
@40hmload 400W 1200W

Frequency response:
20Hz to ZOKHz -0.1 db

Sensitivity:

1.3 Volts in for rated output

Input Impedance:
75 KOhm

Output Impedance:
0.017 Ohm

Gain:
29.02 db

S/NRatio:
135 dbr

THD + N:
0.004%

Power consumption (idle):
200 W

Standard finishes:
Satin black or
soft shadow silver

Dimensions:
19" x181/2" X7 3/ "

Weight:
60 lbs

E lassé Audio, Inc. shares
a dream with its clients -

the true re-creation of a live
performance. Our devotion to the
creation of audio and home theater
products of impeccable quality is an
approach that an audiophile
magazine recently called a
combination of art and science
(that) exemplifies the best that high-
end audio has to ofler. " This
remarkable achievement is reflected
in our worldwide reputation for
unsurpassed musical
performance, relia-
bility, consistency,
and overall value.
Classes philos-
ophy is one of
technological
evolution, not

r e v o l u t i o n .
Building on what
we know works.

All Classé amplifiers share a

common, unique design. Each
model employs a massive, shielded
toroidal transformer to power our
sophisticated, high-speed circuitry.
In most high-end amplifiers, this
power is sent to a small number
of large reservoir capacitors
for distribution. However. large
capacitors are often slow in
responding to the rapidly fluctuating
energy demands of music. The
ingenious Classe solution uses a
large number of small capacitors
distributed throughout each
amplifier which are located in close

proximity to the circuits they supply.
The result is a lightening-quick
response creating fabulous
dynamics coupled with a more
natural sound!

Microphonics, caused by component
vibration and magnetic interference
from the passage of electric current
through them, has plagued audio
designers since the beginning of
recorded sound. Isolation is the key.
At Classe, we begin with a unique
front-end circuit topology that
mechanically decouples
vibration-sensitive
components from
all sources of vibra-
tion. In addition,
our transformers
have a shielding
case packed with a
special clamping mate-

rial, and rest on a spe«,

cially designed plate to
draw magnetic fields away from
the circuitry.I

Bl»POLAR? MOSFET? J-FET?
Most high-end amplifiers use only
one type of transistor At Classe, we
use all three in a unique sequence
that makes the most of their
particular voltage and input
impedance characteristics. In
addition, we have designed small
but highly eflicient extruded
aluminum heat sinks that disperse
transistor~generated heat, ensuring
maximum output without distortion.

Classc

Classé,
No other amplifier is built like it.

No other amplifier sounds like it.

Classe' Audio Inc., 9414 Cote de Liesse Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H8T IAI Tel: (514) 636-6384 Fax: (514) 636-1428