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Press Release: MOON 700i Integrated Amplifier
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 01/07/2010
Simaudio launches the MOON 700i Integrated Amplifier
Setting a new standard for Integrated Amplifiers !
The MOON 700i is the ultimate Integrated Amplifier. Intended to meet the needs of the most demanding music connoisseurs,
it is a fully differential dual-mono design, rated at 175 watts/channel into 8 ohms (350 wats into 4 ohms), offering authority, finesse and superb control. Using a
variety of new technologies developed since the introduction of the Evolution Series, the MOON 700i provides more sonic
transparency and accuracy than previously thought possible.
New technologies include (i) the M-eVOL2 volume control, with a phenomenal 530 steps, allowing for an extremely precise level adjustment just like the MOON P-8 Preamplifier;
(ii) New MOON output transistors, specifically designed for use in our amplifiers, provide tighter and more visceral bass performance, as well as unprecedented linearity
thoughout the entire frequency spectrum; (iii) An input stage circuit which reduces noise, preserving image focus and integrity like never before.
Significant Design Features:
- Lynx circuitry which is a "no overall feedback" design resulting in genuine real-time amplification, a more accurate musical reproduction with respect to tonality, virtually non-existent intermodulation distortion and the elimination of common phase errors resulting from feedback
- M-eVOL2 volume control circuit using MDAC’s (operating in a current steering R-2R configuration) which alter the audio signal’s amplitude yielding no sonic degradation of the signal, regardless of the selected volume setting
- Proprietary MOON Bipolar output transistors with unprecedented gain linearity resulting in improved bass response and even more accurate sonic reproduction
- An oversized dual-mono power supply using custom proprietary toroidal transformers
- The preamplifier section is mounted on its own dedicated circuit board resulting in lower crosstalk
- 530 individual volume steps in 1dB and 0.1dB increments
- RS-232 port for (i) full unsolicited bidirectional feedback and (ii) firmware updates; IR input for external control
- 12 Volt trigger output for remote operation
- For each line input: M-Lock for “user selectable” maximum volume setting lock-out and “Gain offset” with a ±10dB range
- SimLink controller port allows for 2-way communications between other compatible MOON components
- Each line input is fully configurable to be “home-theater ready”, where the gain section of the 700i is bypassed
- Accurate matching of the very finest quality electronic components in a symmetrical circuit design
- Four-layer PCB tracings resulting in a much shorter signal path and dramatically improved signal-to-noise ratio
- "Class A" output to 5 watts for greater efficiency
The MOON 700i is available now with an MSRP $12,000.00 USD
Simaudio Ltd., 95 Du Tremblay St., Unit 3, Boucherville, Quebec, J4B 7K4 CANADA
Simaudio USA, 21 Lawrence Paquette Dr., Champlain, NY 12919 USA
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