SPECIAL DESIGN FEATURES
MACHINED ALUMINUM CHASSIS:
Precision-machined chassis with integrated heat-sinks,
milled from a solid block of aircraft grade aluminum, provides exceptional thermal
heat transfer/dissipation, RFI/EMI shielding, resonance control, and minimizes micro-
phonically induced micro-vibrations from any source.
CERAMIC CIRCUIT BOARDS:
All audio circuits are implemented on mil-spec, multi-layer,
low dielectric constant, Rogers™ ultra-rigid ceramic circuit board substrate for
extremely low energy retention and absorption. Large low impedance ground planes
areas for extended internal star-grounding.
BALANCED TOPOLOGY:
Inherent cancellation e
ff
ects of balanced topology implemented
throughout all power and input/output circuits ensures greatly reduced distortion and
noise under dynamic signal conditions.
HIGH-PRECISION SURFACE MOUNT COMPONENTS:
Extensive use of Lead (Pb)-free, low
temperature coe
ffi
cient, active and passive surface-mount components results in
signi
fi
cantly smaller loop areas, reduced circuit capacitance and inductance, and
introduces less noise than conventional leaded components.
THIN-FILM RESISTORS:
All resistors are low noise, 0.1% thin-
fi
lm type for extremely low
thermal noise which complement the low-noise characteristics of the active circuitry.
TEFLON COATED WIRES:
All signal carrying input and output wires are te
fl
on coated,
also for low dielectric energy storage, further ensuring that each audio note
reproduced naturally decays into the deeper silence of the music.
TRANSFORMER-COUPLING AND ISOLATION:
Transformer coupled input circuitry provides
universal component compatibility and virtually eliminate ground loop noise and RFI/
EMI. Transformer coupling ensures identical ampli
fi
er overall gain when using
unbalanced input adapters.
ACTIVE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION:
Power Factor Correction (PFC) integrated into
the power supply reduces AC line harmonic noise pollution and increases AC line
power utilization to 99%.
HIGH-EFFICIENCY SWITCH-MODE POWER SUPPLY:
Highly e
ffi
cient, compact, light weight,
1500 watt DC switch-mode power supply provides optimum voltage regulation for all
circuits and operating conditions, and allows for quiet operation over a wide range of
AC mains power sources.
MODEL 525 STEREO AMPLIFIER
PAGE 6
