Orchard Audio Releases Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium

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Orchard Audio, a small audio company here in NJ that is well known for their DAC’s, streamers and amplifiers, has just released a new 500W Gallium Nitride (GaN) Hi-Fi audio power amplifier, the state-of-the-art Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium.

This latest fully balanced monoblock design continues their tradition of using cutting-edge gallium nitride (GaN) technology. It boasts up to 500watts of Class D power into 4 ohms and can support speaker impedances as low as 2 ohms. Protection comes in three forms; thermal, overload and circuit breaker.

According to Orchard Audio “The Starkrimson® Mono Ultra Premium amplifier is not just an amplifier; it’s an embodiment of sonic perfection.”

Rear panel signal connectivity is sparse with just one balanced XLR input and one pair of speaker binding posts.

Features At A Glance:

Fully balanced from input to output
Extremely low noise and distortion
Power output 250/500Wpeak (500W/1000Wpeak) into 8/4Ω
1200W power supply with 43,600uF of additional capacitance
2-ohm capable
Size per monoblock (W x D x H): 31cm (12.2″) x 35.3cm (13.9″) x 11.6cm (4.6″) – w/o binding posts
Weight per monoblock: 5.9kg (13lbs)

Brief Amplifier Module Specifications:

Gain Balanced Input: 19.05dB
Balanced Input Impedance: 44kΩ
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR): 120dB (A-weighted, 22kHz BW)
Residual Noise: 44.72uV (A-weighted, 22kHz BW)
Frequency Response: DC – 80KHz+
Sensitivity Balanced Input: 5Vin for 250W into 8Ω
Sensitivity Balanced Input: 5Vin for 500W into 4Ω
THD @ 250W: <0.016% for 20Hz – 20kHz into 8Ω
THD @ 500W: <0.08% for 20Hz – 20kHz into 4Ω
Damping Factor: >700 @ 1kHz

Full specifications and graphs may be found here.

MSRP:

US: $2,499.95 – (special pre-order pricing of $2,149.95)

For more information visit the Orchard Audio web site.

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Orchard Audio Releases Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium