Musical Design DM-100C Power Amplifier
Totally dual-mono performance in single chassis! Latest Elite model available!
Introducing the Musical Design DM-100C, an exquisite audiophile power amplifier.
DM-100C Design: Our original DM-100 amplifier used three circuit boards - power supply and channel driver boards. This has been integrated into a single board with reductions of wiring lengths and mechanical connections by comparison. The circuitry has changed too with front-end circuitry distilled down to a simple but very effective design using a unique Class-A Ultra-Linear Cascoded driver stage. There is more specific information in the bullet list below.
The Sound: Yes, there are some moderate powered amplifiers that have superb sound quality, but they are mostly tube-type and always expensive. And yes, there are low priced, modest powered amps from some of the mainstream companies, but they sound modest. You know the sort. The DM-100C is a new generation of amplifier with sound quality comparable to the finest products on the market, yet affordable.
It is an amplifier with wide-open soundstaging and unparalleled naturalness. It has superb inner detailing, yet without edge or bite. Oh yes, sometimes live music can have an edge and bite, then those dynamic shadings are captured in a way that just has to be heard. There is a glorious ability to render the subtlest of shadings, micro-contrasts if you will, while cruising through complex passages. The sense of naturalness with human voice is stunning. Subtle clues are revealed, that tell you something about the vocalists and the emotion they felt during the performance. In fact, there is always an exhilarating sense of emotional impact whenever the software can deliver it, and yes, in a system up to the high standards of the DM-100C. Come to think of it, the sound is hard to describe. You know, like the sound of live music.
Elite Sound: The Elite gets it name from the Elite parts which make it so special. Firstly, we have a quiet pair of 330 Watt toroids. We have found the Jensen four-pole power supply caps incomparably great even compared to a certain black cap from the recent past. We use the highest performance, super quiet Dale resistors. These are superior to the already fine "brown" Dales that you see in so many amps that nobody can afford. We have found the Elna Silmic II capacitor superb in it's natural octave to octave balance and it's silky smooth frequency extension. The results are that the Elite is utterly natural, clear, dynamic and 100% foot tapping great.
- DM-100C model is well equipped with superb sounding resistors, carefully selected capacitors, a few hidden tweaks, more
- Single-Ended, Class-A front-end with Current Source
- Single-Ended, Class-A Ultra-Linear Cascoded, LED-Biased driver stage operates in high quiescent current mode - extremely wideband and linear design.
- Power MOSFET output stage is rugged and reliable, yet delicate sounding. There is no need for sonically compromised VI limiting, like that used in bipolar output stages.
- Large Power Supply - Each channel has separate power rectification and capacitor bank
- Twin, Large Toroid power transformers for totally Dual-Mono performance, double contact power switch and twin fuses
- Gold-Plated, Teflon® RCA jacks, Gold-plated, hi-current 5-way binding posts even on standard version
- IEC Power cord socket for alternative power cords
- Elite model has all DM-100C features plus Jensen 4-pole power supply caps, SILMIC II capacitors, superb sounding soft-recovery rectifiers, Cardas copper posts and OFC RCA jacks, more
Suggested List Prices:
DM-100C - $1495.00
DM-100C Elite - $2995.00
Rated power: 100 W/ch@ 8 ohms, 20Hz-20kHz both channels driven, clipping power at 1kHz is 120W/ch @ 8 Ohms, 200 W/Ch @ 4 ohms
Distortion (THD): 100 W/Ch @ 8 ohms, typically less than 0.05%
Dimensions: 17"W x 11.5"D x 4.75"H
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