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SINGLE ENDED CLASS A FET HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER
ZERO FEEDBACK | SINGLE VOLTAGE GAIN STAGE
Asgard is a fully discrete, Class A, single-ended FET headphone amplifier with no overall feedback and a noninverting circuit topology. Its high-current design makes it uniquely suitable for low-impedance headphones.
Now, if you’re an engineer, the preceding paragraph probably means something to you. For everyone else, let’s simplify it: Asgard will sound friggin tremendous on virtually any headphone you throw at it, from $39 cheapies to those $1400 monsters you’ve been wanting to try. Asgard will even drive them to ear-imploding levels, if that’s what you’re into. And Asgard will do this for years and years, with no maintenance or tube replacements.
Fully Discrete Topology No op-amps, no shortcuts—Asgard is a fully-discrete, zero-feedback JFET/MOSFET circuit with discrete regulation and not one single IC in the entire amplifier.
Real Class A—No Joke Asgard isn't one of these "pretend" Class-A amps that's really just a Class AB amp that runs in Class A some of the time. It's a real, true, single-ended, current-source-biased, can't-run-anything-but-Class-A amp. This means it runs warm. Plenty warm. But this is the way we get superb performance with no overall feedback.
5-Year Warranty Asgard is covered by a limited warranty that covers parts and labor for five years. That’s 5 years. Yes. FIVE. Compare that to the competition.
Specifications Headphone Impedance: 8-600 ohms Gain: 5 (14db) Frequency Response: 2Hz-200KHz, -3dB Maximum Output: 20V P-P typ. THD: Less than 0.1%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 1V Topology: Fully discrete FET, Class-A single-ended, zero feedback, noninverting, single voltage gain stage Power Consumption: 35W Size: 9 x 6.75 x 2.25” Weight: 5 lbs
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