Περιγραφή
Το Pathos Classic One είναι ένας high-end ενισχυτής που συνδυάζει την ακρίβεια της στερεάς κατάστασης (solid-state) με την θερμότητα των σωληνώσεων (tube-like sound). Μερικά βασικά σημεία στα ελληνικά:
Στάδιο ισχύος: Solid-state power amplifier, υψηλής ρεύμα bias, λειτουργία Class A/AB, ικανό να οδηγήσει κάθε φορτίο.
Ήχος: Παρέχει ταχύτητα και δυναμική, χωρίς να αλλοιώνει τη σωληνωτή φύση του ήχου.
Έλεγχος έντασης: Motorised, με δυνατότητα χειρισμού από τηλεχειριστήριο από μασίφ ξύλο.
Τροφοδοτικά: Υπερδιαστασιολογημένα και σταθεροποιημένα για μέγιστη σταθερότητα και καθαρότητα ήχου.
Υλικά και κατασκευή: Επιλεγμένα εξαρτήματα, καλωδίωση σήματος από καθαρό ασήμι Pathos, ακροδέκτες επιχρυσωμένοι, υψηλή ποιότητα υλικών και προσεγμένος σχεδιασμός.
Αναλογία ποιότητας/τιμής: Παρά την υψηλή ποιότητα ήχου και κατασκευής, προσφέρεται σε τιμή που δείχνει τη φιλοσοφία value for money, χάρη στον ακριβή σχεδιασμό και την προσεκτική μηχανική.
Pathos Classic One MK II/MK III υβριδικός ολοκληρωμένος ενισχυτής με κύκλωμα Class A/AB, ~2×70 W @ 8 Ω / ~2×135 W @ 4 Ω, 1× ισορροπημένη XLR & 4× RCA εισόδους, απόκριση 2 Hz–100 kHz, <0,05 % THD και λόγο S/N 90 dB — ιταλική υβριδική ενίσχυση.
Classic One MKIII Hybrid Integrated Amplifier
After having won over the international audiophile community with state-of-the-art reference amplifiers, to conceive a product with a set price point as the main design limit has been a true challenge to Pathos.
The Classic One project was initiated to transfer, in a more affordable amplifier, all the know-how and expertise acquired developing reference products.
Classic One represents a new standard in its price category: it success fully blends in a single chassis a preamplifier and power amplifier, completely separated from each other and provided with their own individual power supplies.
The pre-stage – or, better, the preamplifier – is purely tube, balanced, pure Class A, extremely low noise, with high intrinsic linearity and without any feedback. It provides an exquisitely tube sound in terms of transparency, air, harmonics and refinement… in one word, musicality.
Sound performance and overall quality
The power stage is a solid state power amplifier, high bias current, Class A/AB in order to adequately drive every load. It provides the sound with speed and dynamics, without influencing the tube nature of the sound. The volume control is motorised and remote controlled, the remote itself is in solid wood. Power supplies are over-dimensioned and stabilized. Selected components, pure silver Pathos signal cable wiring, gold plated terminals, high quality materials and refinement at its highest standard are additional benefits provided with the Classic One.
Together with such sound performance and overall quality, the Classic One is offered at a price that clearly demonstrates a philosophy of value for money. This is possible thanks to an aimed design approach, coupled with extremely accurate engineering and superior aesthetic form.
Innovations about the new Classic One MKIII
We used an high quality op-amp to drive the mosfet power amplifier. It is an ultra low noise, high?linearity and very low distortion op-amp. More definition on the sound and clearer. You’ll immediately appreciate its superior sound.
We used a new volume control with Burr-Brown which is more linear and it can accept up to +/-12V audio signal. In this way we avoid the input saturation when the CD player has high voltage output (5V). There is also a new power supply.
We added a particular electronic stage to protect the power amplifiers against short-circuit on the speaker connectors. This particular network is an high impedance stage that feels the current and save the output stage when a short circuit happens.
We used a new high quality speaker connectors that are completely protected with a transparent plastic, in order to avoid short circuit.
We used a new stainless steel cover for the power transformer.
New power transformer which can work up to 130Vac , so it is less sensitive to the different voltages in the US territory. We also are also supplying an additional set of spare fuses.?We use chromium plated knobs and red paduk wood for front panel.
