Auricle Stereo Power Amplifier

VAC Quality Made Affordable!

The Auricle Power Amplifier is derived from the power amplifier section of the well regarded VAC Avatar, built on an ultra-compact chassis of simple elegance, finished in two tones of grey. Clean overload characteristics and unconditional stability of the the circuit result in exceptionally clear reproduction. A simple, built in test meter provides you with positive assurance of correct operation. The Auricle has been designed and constructed to give you a long, trouble-free life of fine listening quality. At an MSRP of $3,490 U.S., Auricle offers a level of quality and performance previously unattainable at its price.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

STEREO POWER OUTPUT Rated output is 50+ watts per channel into 16, 8, or 4 ohm load at 1kHz continuous

TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION 0.1% harmonic distortion at 1 watt (1 kHz) into 8 ohms

FREQUENCY RESPONSE 9 Hz - 35 kHz +0 / -0.5 dB 3 Hz - 71 kHz +0 / -3.0 dB

POWER BANDWIDTH 11 Hz - 63 kHz + 0 / -3.0 db ref. 50 watts

INPUT SENSITIVITY 1.3 Volt

INPUT IMPEDANCE 250,000 ohms

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO -80dB (A-weighted)

POWER CONSUMPTION 190 watts

DIMENSIONS 13-3/4" wide (348 mm) by 7-1/2" high (191mm) by 10-3/4" deep (273mm)

WEIGHT 50 lbs. (22.5kg) net

TUBE COMPLIMENT 4 x EL34; 2 x 6CG7/6FQ7; 2 x 6BH6

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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