April 2005, Download new
DPA-300B Colour Brochure
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enjoythemusic.com’s
Amplifier Product of the Year for 2003
The
revolutionary dpa300B monoblock
Power
Amps
are now in production!
Available as
both
kits and fully finished products, the dpa300B brings a radically
new topology and sound quality to the world of Tube Power Amps.
This amplifier was first shown publicly at the
2003 VSAC Convention, won an
enjoythemusic.com
Amplifier Product of the Year 2003 award in December 2003, and (as
we understand) is in the running for the same award in 2004. Read
also Lynn Olson's
VSAC Report including the
dpa300B.
In previous announcements, several versions of this amplifier using KT88
output tubes were described, but over the intervening year these
designs, while spectacular, were proven to be sonically inferior to the
extreme qualities of the 300B
based model,
and as they would cost almost exactly the same to produce, have been
quietly dropped from our production plans. This allowed us to optimise
the circuit for 300B tubes, and further increase it’s sonic virtues.
The dpa300B can use all 300B tubes
from the classic Western Electric 300B (and it’s lower priced clones)
right up to the monster ‘52 variants from the Prague consortium of
Kron, Emission Labs and EAT. Classic 300B’s produce 18 watts
of output power, the biggest tubes easily
make
25 watts. Unless otherwise client specified, dpa300B’s are
built
to use the classic 300B
tube,
but to gain the extra power available from the bigger tubes all one
needs to do is change
the value of
one resistor per monoblock. This is easily done by your dealer, or
by
yourself if reasonably competent with a soldering iron.
Extensive listening has proven that these amps are not restricted to
working their sonic magic with just one type of speaker. Cones in box
types–full range or complex multi way, planars–electrostatic
or magnetic, and horns–large or small,
all sing beautifully on all music types. While they may not be the first
choice for electronic music, they are superb on all other forms;
solo performer, small ensemble
or
full orchestra;
vocal or instrumental;
multi-tracked studio recorded or acoustic live performance.
Classic,
jazz, rock, country, new age—you name it, the
dpa300B brings astonishing you are there life to them
all!
We have also been working very hard to organise the component supply
lines, optimise the production methods and train assembly technicians.
To
this end a pre-production batch of kits and finished amps have been
built and (Dec 2004) are in the process of being shipped to the keen
early adapters who ignored our previous requests to wait for further
announcements, and demanded to be supplied anyway.
All finished dpa300B’s are
100% hand built, and from Jan 2005 this will be done in our new & much
larger facility near Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Hence even with the
expected demand we are confident that we can provide even better quality
and consistency than when they were being built one by one.
The kits are supplied with exactly the same premium quality components
used in the finished units—and as long as you have reasonably competent
electronic construction skills or have a good friend who does, and
are willing to follow the thorough instructions, your kit
dpa300B will be optically and sonically identical to the
factory units.
We are very excited about this amplifier, believing it is a major step
forward in tube power amp design, and know it will bring exceptional
musical qualities to those who are searching to recreate the excitement
and realism of real music of all types in their homes,
no matter what associated components are involved.
Once a dealer network is established for our amplifier products, the
prices will rise significantly, but until then
dpa300B’s will be available direct from the factory at 9950
euro a stereo pair finished, or 4950 euro
a stereo
pair for the kit.
We
have found
nothing
at
any price that betters them sonically, and
at these prices
nothing
comes
even
close!
For further information or
order, please email us at
