DUAL CV-1460 (1984) | Dual Class A

 

The CV 1460 integrated amplifier was the new top model in 1984. The device is built using "dual-class-A" technology. The front panel is dominated by two large instruments that signal the output power at 8 ohms separately for each channel. The two pointer instruments are illuminated, easy to read and quite accurate. Below them are the other control elements in a horizontal row. The balance control and the two tone controls for bass and treble have a locking position, the slightly larger volume control has a scale from 1-10. Dual Class A-Technik: For HiFi purists, the invention of the transistors have never been a full replacement for the delicate, crystal-clear sound of tube amplifiers. This is due to the circuitry of conventional transistor amplifiers (B-type), which allow for high output powers, but generates crossover distortions at the transition from positive to negative amplitude, which audibly change the sound. The tube amplifier (A-type) does not do this, but can only achieve low output powers. Dual Class A is a new electronic control circuit that ensures a seamless zero crossing without crossover distortion. The result is a velvety smooth, transparent sound in a fine pattern that was previously unknown for transistor amplifiers. And yet high output power is possible. With Dual Class A, the seamless transition of the amplitude from the positive to the negative range results in a velvety smooth, crystal clear sound. 

Technical Data

Power: 2x80W 20-20.000Hz, 8ohm

Harmonic distortion: 0.02%

Power band width: 10Hz-60kHz

Damping factor: >70

Size (WxHxD): 440x109x373mm

Weight: 11,8kg

Original sale price 698-DM in Germany 

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