With a new, lightly textured, black satin finish, the Studio Reference Series amplifiers look as luxurious as they sound. Engineered for the critical demands of recording studios, the Studio Reference Series amplifiers are more than a benchmark for precision amplifiers. They're an investment in long-term performance that anticipates and achieves the next step in professional audio demanded by studios and serious audiophiles. Extremely powerful and very, very quick, the Reference 1 and 2 will totally redefine your expectations for studio-quality amplification. What you will hear is amazing transparency, depth and detail that creates an experience of stunning realism.
Highs are crystal-clear.
With headroom to spare, even the most dramatic transients are reproduced with ease. Featuring an extremely wide dynamic range capable of accurately reproducing digital recordings, combined with super low harmonic and intermodulation distortion, these amps provide the best transfer function in the business. They also feature a damping factor of better than 20,000 for absolute speaker control with a tight, well-defined low end. Sonic accuracy is just one of the advantages of the Studio Reference. Patented ODEP circuits detect and compensate for any demanding load condition, while PIP expansion permits easy customization with add-on electronics.