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M80 Single-Ended Monoblock Amplifiers
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What's So Irresistible About a Single-Ended Triode (SET) Amp? - By Terry London
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The Canary Audio SET 300b M-80 is a mono-block amplifier that retails for $9,000.00/pair and puts out eight watts
per channel. My demo pair came in black and was quite handsome in its appearance. As usual for Canary Audio the
build quality is superlative using the finest internal components and the chassis work is on a lofty level compared
to anything on the high-end market today.
These M-80 mono-blocks offered the highest level of purity of tonality/timbres, lifelike imaging both in the size
of the sound-stage, along with 3D imaging with air between the different instruments, and that silky, grain-less
ease that only a SET design can produce. However, strikingly compared to other 300B SET amplifiers that I have
reviewed, the Canary Audio SET M-80s added powerful macro-dynamics, pressuring my large acoustic space in a way
that you'd think could only be done by a 100-watt amplifier! This did not come at the expense of musicality or a
natural presentation. When the recording venue had a very large space and was big on macro-dynamics/sub-sonics, the
M-80 mono-blocks gave me the total experience in a powerful way. These Canary Audio mono-blocks serve up beautiful
representations of acoustic music (Jazz,Classical,Vocals). However, if you want to "rock out" to hip/hop, rock,
rap, dance music, electric, and big orchestra pieces, you want to have the M-80 mono-blocks driving your system.
Terry London; Staff Reviewer hometheaterreview.com
Full review to follow in the future.
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Single-Ended:
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We at Canary understand that some people are enchanted with single-ended amplifiers. Although
our push-pull amplifiers have been very well received by many audio enthusiasts, we did not
want those single-ended lovers think that Canary had turned its tail feathers down on them.
We finally decided to build a pair of monoblock amplifiers around the 300B triode tubes in a
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American Craftsmanship: |
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When building the M80 monoblock power amplifiers, we used the highest quality parts and
components that we could ever find. Executed and assembled the design with the best traditions
of American craftsmanship. In addition to that, the M80 is auto biasing. There is no need
to ever worry about biasing the amplifiers. Listen to the M80 and experience what
single-ended is meant to be.
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Special Features:
Newly designed high voltage power supply.
An independent, choke filtered high voltage supply is used for each channel. .
Custom EI power transformers.
Exclusive machined Delrin 300B tube sockets with gold plated pin receptacles.
Custom made gold plated binding posts.
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SPECIFICATIONS
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Rated Power Output: |
8 Watts RMS |
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Input Sensitivity: |
1.2 Volts for full output |
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Input Impedance: |
100,000 Ohms |
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Frequency Response: |
+/- 3dB from 10 Hz to 54,000 Hz |
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Total Harmonic Distortion: |
< 0.2% |
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio: |
-90 dB below 1 Watt |
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Damping Factor: |
3 |
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Power Consumption: |
105 Watts (true RMS) |
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Output Impedance: |
4, 8 Ohm |
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Tube Complement (per monoblock): |
1 x 300B
2 x 6SN7
1 x 5U4G |
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Dimensions (per monoblock): |
9" W x 19" D x 8" H |
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Net Weight (per monoblock): |
38 lbs |
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Warranty: |
3 Years Parts and Labor |
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Specifications subject to change without notice. |
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