Sanders Sound Systems Magtech Power Amplifier

So, what struck me the most when listening to music with the Magtech? It was the groove. I was playing Led Zeppelin’s signature hit ‘Stairway to Heaven’ [Led Zep IV, Atlantic, 1971] John Bonham and John Paul Jones were backstopping the slow build from quiet folk styled beginning to driving rock and roll end with precise authority. Somewhere during the music, I began to understand Roger Sanders point about why a regulated power supply was so critical to the delivery of the music. As the sound continued its crescendo with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant coming into the fore the naturalness and authority of the presentation never wavered. Nothing remotely brittle or edgy. It was this more life-like sonic consistency that makes the Magtech amplifier stand out from the crowd. The stated watts per channel are real with plenty of headroom for peaks and dynamics.

I had to remember that this was an amplifier designed to run electrostatic speakers effortlessly, so well does this amplifier drive dynamic loudspeakers; even loudspeakers with seemingly ‘punishing’ impedance loads. In fact, the load of a conventional speaker presents a much easier challenge to the Magtech. If you get the chance to demo the Sanders Sound Systems Magtech power amplifier you should take advantage of that opportunity. Like other products in the Sanders line, the Magtech amplifier is a remarkable piece of kit that deserves more attention from the press than it gets and comes very highly recommended.

SANDERS SOUND SYSTEM MAGTECH POWER AMPLIFIER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Power (Stereo Version): 500 watts RMS per channel into an 8-ohm load; 900 watts RMS per channel into a 4-ohm load
• Bandwidth: DC through 100kHz
• Class of Operation: Class AB
• Input Impedance: 100K unbalanced, 1K balanced
• Input voltage required for full output: 2.2 Volts
• Noise: More than 110dB below rated output
• Gain: 26dB
• THD: Less than 0.01%
• Damping Factor: Greater than 600 into an 8-ohm load
• Voltage: Voltage is user selectable for use world-wide
• Weight: 25 Kgs
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 43cm × 15.2cm × 40.6cm
  (including feet and binding posts)
• Price: $7,000

Manufacturer:

Sanders Sound Systems
12054 Deer Trail Road
Conifer, CO 80433
USA

Tel: +1 303-838-8130

URL: sanderssound.com

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