The Wadia a340 digital mono amplifier provides 400 watts at 8 ohms or 500 watts at 4 ohms into a single channel. It shares the same sleek, modern industrial design as the 321 decoding computer, making a pair of a340s a perfect choice to use with the 321 to build your audio system.
Due to their electronic switching design, Wadia's new generation of amplifiers - including the a340 - are able to deliver massive amounts of power directly to your speakers with very little energy wasted in heat generation and dissipation. The large cooling fins or noisy fans often found in other high power amplifiers are no longer necessary. The result is a greener, compact and energy efficient amplifier.
The a340 includes the latest technology from Wadia. It features a comprehensive balanced signal design from input through output stage known as IO Symmetry™ that provides total system differential pairing - resulting in increased audio quality and noise reduction. Frequency Switching Transmission™ (FST) is an adaptive modulation design in the amplifier circuitry that assures full output power is delivered over the entire audio spectrum. To protect your speakers, Signal Surveyor™ monitors the output signal and stops amplification if unsafe levels of DC voltage are detected.
Both balanced and unbalanced inputs are available for connecting your other system components; balanced and unbalanced outputs are also included for ease of connecting bi-amp configurations. Specially designed 5-way binding posts will securely hold your speaker wire; they are designed for easy finger tightening and come with a special tool if even more snug connections are desired. A trigger input and output makes it simple to control the power state of your entire system when the a340 is turned on/off.
Specification:-
POWER OUTPUT:
400 watts into 8 ohm loads
500 watts into 4 ohm loads
OUTPUT LOAD IMPEDANCE:
8 ohms or 4 ohms
RATED POWER BAND:
20Hz to 20kHz
TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:
0.1% maximum harmonic distortion at any level from 250 milliwatts to one-half of rated power output, 20Hz to 20kHz;
0.5% maximum harmonic distortion at any level from one-half to full rated power output, 20Hz to 20kHz
DYNAMIC HEADROOM:
1.7dB 8 ohm load
2.7dB 4 ohm load
FREQUENCY RESPONSE:
+0, -0.5dB from 20Hz to 20kHz
+0, -3.0dB from 10Hz to 70kHz
INPUT SENSITIVITY:
4V Balanced
2V Unbalanced
A-WEIGHTED SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO:
90dB (116dB below rated output) Balanced
87dB (113dB below rated output) Unbalanced
INTERMODULATION DISTORTION:
0.1% maximum if instantaneous peak power output does not exceed the rated output for any combination of frequencies from 20Hz to 20kHz
WIDE BAND DAMPING FACTOR:
Greater than 320, 8 ohm load
Greater than 160, 4 ohm load
INPUT IMPEDANCE:
10K ohms Balanced and Unbalanced
VOLTAGE GAIN:
29dB
TRIGGER INPUT:
5-15VDC, Less than 1mA
TRIGGER OUTPUT:
12VDC, 50mA maximum, delayed 0.2 seconds
OVERALL DIMENSIONS:
Width 17-7/8 inches (45.4 cm)
Height 3-3/8 inches (8.6 cm) including feet
Depth 20 inches (50.8 cm) including cables
WEIGHT:
26.5 pounds (12 kg)
Note: All Specifications are with AC Line voltage of 120V.
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