A good friend and neighbor (great buddy of JoeyGS) lent me his hybernating Japanese vintage Sony Esprit TA-N902 so i can try it with the Maggies. The 200W 4ohm rating made Maggie sing very well.
(borrowed pics of this vintage amp from the net)
System
bootstrapped double cascode FET differential amp
bootstrapped cascode differential amp with current-mirror load
emitter-follower SEPP output
No NFB loop, pure-complementary SEPP output in Class A
Specifications
2x 130W RMS, (20Hz...20kHz, 8Ohm)
2x 200W (RMS, 20Hz...20kHz, 4Ohm)
1x 400W (DIN, mono, 8Ohm)
5Hz...80kHz (IHF)
120V/µs (8Ohm)
< 0,1% (rated output, 8Ohm)
< 0,2% (rated output, 4Ohm stereo, 8Ohm mono)
< 0,1% (rated output, 8Ohm)
< 0,2% (rated output, 4Ohm stereo, 8Ohm mono)
DC...100kHz (+0/-3dB, DIRECT input)
5Hz...100kHz (+0/-3dB, cap' coupled input)
> 120dB (8Ohm, input shorted)
> 110dB 8Ohm, 1978 IHF)
< 30µV (8Ohm, A network)
50 (1kHz, 8Ohm)
1,3V / 50kOhm (for rated output)
4...16Ohm (stereo)
8...16Ohm (mono)
320W
48 x 15,5 x 48,5cm
28kg.
-will enjoy listening to this great partnership.
Thanks Jopet!