Chord Electronics Ltd. SPM600

SPM 600 Power Amplifier The SPM 600 amplifier measures in size, shape, style and simplicity the twin to the CPA 2200. Of course, it's heavier and produces more heat and therefore, in tandem, belongs under the preamp. The preamp's attention to detail and design go ditto for the amp. The SPM 600 amplifier's front panel is an 8.5mm-thick aluminum slab. Its Spartan grille sports an engraved black and gold logo, power-on button and indicating LED’s, plus two A/B speaker button selectors. Centered between rear mounted heat sinks are two pair of Tiffany gold-plated speaker terminals. Balanced XLR as well as RCA inputs are standard. A detachable IEC receptacle is, thoughtfully, employed here as well. This is a compact, beautifully constructed, well-finished and thought-out product. OUTPUT POWER: 130W rms. per channel @ 0.05% distortion into 8W, 170W rms. Per channel into 4W, 200W rms into 2W. Thermal limitation only, 1 channel driven. DYNAMIC HEADROOM: 200W rms per channel into 8W, 360W rms per channel into 4W. - 1 kHz, 20 cycles on, 480 cycles off. Peak pulses 8 milliseconds burst 75V peak (the equivalent of 400W per channel peak into 2W) FREQUENCY RESPONSE (8 OHMS) -1dB, 0.2Hz to 46KHz -3dB, 0.1Hz to 77KHz FREQUENCY RESPONSE (4 OHMS)-1dB, 0.2Hz to 39KHz -3dB, 0.1Hz to 75KHz SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO better than -103dB, 'A' weighted two thirds power. CHANNEL SEPARATION better than 95dB. CONNECTION2 × gold-plated, fully balanced XLR sockets. 2 x gold-plated custom phono sockets, unbalanced. INPUT IMPEDANCE:100kW. Unbalanced/Balanced. INPUT CAPACITANCE: OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 0.02W OUTPUT INDUCTANCE: 2.6mH OUTPUT CONNECTIONS: 8 x 4mm rhodium binding posts (2 pairs Black, 2 pairs Red) SLEW RATE: 70V per mS, 1KHz 20V square wave DIMENSIONS (Standard) 420mm (w) × 355mm (d) × 88mm (h) WEIGHT: 9Kg Price: $3,895.00 USA