SCHIIT AUDIO AEGIR Class-A balanced stereo/bridgeable Power Amp

Description

PREOWNED – FULLY TESTED – PRICE PER AMP IN SILVER – INCLUDES ORIGINAL BOX/PACKING, MANUAL, POWER CABLE

What if we made a Class A version of the Vidar? No, wait,

strike that. What if we made a better-than-Class-A-in-many-respects version of

the Vidar? Well, here you go. Meet Aegir.

Continuity™: Benefits Beyond Class A

Aegir is our first Continuity speaker amplifier, extending a

technology we introduced with the Lyr 3 headphone amp. Technically, Continuity

is a way to eliminate transconductance droop outside of the Class A bias

region, and extend the benefits of Class A biasing. It also solves the NPN and

PNP device mismatch problem, since it uses both NPN and PNP devices on both

rails. It’s still a very hot-running amp, though, with over 10W of Class A

standing bias.

A True No-Excuses Design

Like Vidar, Aegir uses an exotic current-feedback topology,

as well as a 100% linear power supply (with 7 separate voltage rails and 600VA

transformer) and microprocessor oversight to eliminate capacitors and DC servos

in the signal path. No Class D, no switching supplies, no fans, no compromises,

nothing in the signal path but music—for a three-figure price tag.

Power That Scales

Aegir provides 20W into 8 ohms, doubling to 40W into 4 ohms.

Run mono, and you’ll see 80W into 8 ohms. Best of all, Continuity ensures you

see Class-A-like performance at all these power outputs.

Convenient Standby Mode

On Aegir, we’ve added a front-panel button to put the amp

into Standby mode. This de-biases the output stage completely and reduces

standing power consumption significantly. This keeps the rest of the amp up and

running, without massive heat output.

Designed and Built in California

By “designed and built in California” this is what we

mean: the vast majority of the total production cost of Aegir—chassis, boards,

transformers, assembly, etc—goes to US companies manufacturing in the US. Our

chassis are made minutes from our facility. Our PCBs are done just over the

hill from us, or done in NorCal. Our transformers are also made in California.

You get the picture.

Power Output:

Stereo, 8 Ohms: 20W RMS per channel 

Stereo, 4 Ohms: 40W RMS per channel

Mono, 8 ohms: 80W RMS 

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, -0.1db, 3Hz-500KHz,

-3dB

THD: <0.01%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 20W RMS into 8

ohms 

IMD: <0.01%, CCIR, at 20W RMS into 8 ohms

SNR: >112db, A-weighted, referenced to full

output 

Damping Factor: >100 into 8 ohms, 20-20kHz

Gain: 12 (22dB)

Input Sensitivity: AKA Rated Output (Vrms)/Rated Gain.

Or, 14.3/12. You do the math.

Input Impedance: 22k ohms SE, 44k ohms balanced

Crosstalk: >95dB, 20-20kHz

Inputs: L/R RCA jacks for stereo input, single XLR for

mono input

Topology: Fully complementary, all-BJT, current

feedback, no coupling capacitors or DC servos with Continuity™ constant

transconductance output stage

Oversight: microprocessor-controlled monitoring and

management of critical operational points, including DC offset, with standby

mode and relay shut-down for overcurrent, thermal, and other faults

Power Supply: 600VA transformer with dual mono main

rails, plus boosted, regulated supply to input, voltage gain and driver stages,

plus separate, isolated and regulated rails for microprocessor

management. 

Power Consumption: 450W maximum 

Size: 9” x 13” x 3.875”