Gato Audio PWR-222 - Mono Power Amplifier
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About the amplifier
General Design
The main aim for the Gato Audio design team was to create the best sounding power amplifi er possible inside a compact exterior.
Secondly, we wanted to create a line of products where design was not simply a question of a good-looking face plate, but a more
complete product where form and function goes hand in hand.
The top cover in either real wood veneer or painted fi nish can be chosen to accommodate other design elements in your home or system.
TwinFET Power Amplifi er
The input section features a bipolar input stage, a separate power supply for the critical driver circuit and a single set of unique high-power
MOSFET output devices able to handle current levels of more than 400 amperes without using more than one transistor for each positive
and negative period. This combines loads of power with softness and the transparent sound of a good tube amplifi er.
Protection Circuits
We have incorporated several advanced and highly eff ective protection circuits in the output stage in order to protect your amplifi er and
the connected speakers from abuse and faults. Heat, current and DC are under constant surveillance by a microprocessor, which will shut
down the amplifi er if the accepted values are exceeded.
Components
Every single component in the PWR-222 must live up to not only stringent production tolerances and over specifi ed values, but equally
importantly, it will not be selected before having been approved for its sonic capabilities through many intensive listening tests. Simply
put, if it does not sound right inside its circuitry environment, we cannot use it regardless of how good its measurement values are. This
is the only way to maintain a natural, crisp and clear soundstage. Most of the components are only working at 30% of their maximum
workload capacity under normal use. This will ensure your amplifi er a long life with a minimum of stress.
Fine-Tuning – by Listening
The last 5% of fi ne-tuning and voicing is by far the most complicated and time consuming part of our development work. Single critical
components are replaced, and often voltage and current supplies need to be modifi ed to accommodate them, and consequently, listening
starts all over again.
In addition, blind-test listening is used, not just using our own reference system but also in other setups, as measures we have taken to
complete this amplifi er just as comprehensively as every other product in our range.
