PRO Studio Amplifier
Available with any Wathen audiophile Speaker system!
Put 300 watts of flat, clean and stable power in your studio rack with the Wathen Pro Studio Amplifier.
The Wathen Pro Studio Amplifier is a rack-mountable Class D amplifier that has 300 watts of power, yet a compact form factor, which takes up only 1U of rack space. This versatile amplifier can be used in stereo or can be bridged for mono mode.
The Wathen Pro Studio Amplifier features extremely flat 20Hz ~ 20kHz (+0, -1dB) frequency response with less than 0.05% THD+N and more than 96dB signal-to-noise ratio. Built-in protection circuitry includes full short circuit, open circuit, thermal, ultrasonic, and RF protection. It also features power on/off muting function to prevent popping in the speakers when power is turned on or off. The Wathen Pro Studio Amplifier also has a selectable limiter, which serves as a brick wall on volume to prevent high volume levels from driving the amplifier into clipping, which can cause speaker damage. This comes in handy when listening to audio recordings that may have unexpected volume spikes.
In stereo mode the Pro Studio Amplifier produces 150 watts per channel RMS (300 watts per channel peak) into a 4-ohm load or 100 watts per channel RMS (200 watts per channel peak) into an 8-ohm load. When driving a 2-ohm load, it can produce 250 watts per channel RMS (500 watts per channel peak). When bridged for mono mode, the amplifier produces 500 watts RMS (1000 watts peak) into a 4-ohm load and 360 watts RMS (720 watts peak) into an 8-ohm load. Additionally, it is stable when using reactive or mismatched loads, so for example, you can connect a 2-ohm speaker to one channel and an 8-ohm speaker to the other without any problems.
Features:
- Class D amplifier
- High current switching power for high power output, low noise, and low distortion
- Extremely flat 20Hz ~ 20kHz (+0, -1dB) frequency response with less than 0.05% THD+N
- Balanced 1/4" TRS and XLR inputs
- Unbalanced 1/4" TS and NL4 speaker twist speaker outputs
- Separate gain controls for each channel
- Signal and clipping LEDs for each channel
- Power and protection LEDs
- Built-in optional limiter helps prevent clipping
- Short circuit, open circuit, thermal, ultrasonic, and RF protection
- Stable with reactive and mismatched loads
- Power on/off muting function
- Bridgeable for high-power mono operation
- 1U height
- Removable rack mount ears