ME Power Amplifier Model 850
The ME 850 is a highly sophisticated derivative of the very successful and highly acclaimed ME 750. The technology developed for the state of the art ME 1500 is more fully utilised in the ME 850, the major improvement being the employment of several dedicated power supply regulators. These regulators isolate external and self induced voltage fluctuations from the bias and voltage amplification circuitry. Thus the resolution potential of the ME 850 is to ME 1500 standards.
The uniquely potent power supply of the ME 850 ensures an enormous continuous current capability and a dynamic headroom figure of almost 0 dB. The result is that transients, regardless of duration, are reproduced with absolute security and accuracy.
SIXTEEN 250 watt, 140 volt, 20 amp, high speed critically matched bipolar output devices channel the massive energy levels, provided by the power supply, to the loudspeakers.
The combination of sophisticated loudspeaker protection, an extremely advanced cooling system and of course Modular construction has resulted in an exceptional HIGH FIDELITY DUAL MONO amplifier.
The ME 850 approaches the very highest level of technology and development in design, that an amplifier of this size and power rating can embody.
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| Output Power |
2 x 120 watts RMS 8 ohms DC-20 KHZ
2 x 200 watts RMS 4 ohms DC-20 KHZ
2 x 360 watts RMS 2 ohms DC-20 KHZ |
| Minimum Recommended Load |
0.5 ohms |
| Voltage Gain |
30 dB |
| Maximum Output Voltage |
50 Volts |
| Maximum Output Current |
70 Amps |
| Input Impedance |
2000 ohms (balanced) |
| Phase |
Non Inverting - 0 degrees |
| Rise Time |
1 Microsecond |
| THD & IMD |
< 0.1% |
| Dynamic Headroom |
< 0.3 dB |
| Hum & Noise |
100 dB below rated output |
| Damping Factor |
160 DC - 50 KHZ |
| Frequency Response |
DC - 150KHZ +/- 2dB |
| Energy Storage Matrix |
52 High current capacitors giving 245,000 microfarads |
| Transformer |
Quadfilar Double "C" Core rated at 2.5 KVA at 5% regulation |
| Dimensions |
177mm (H), 487mm (D), 435mm (W) |
| Mass |
38 kg |
All specifications are subject to change to reflect design improvements.
