Product Description
Faced with exactly the same challenges as the M1.1, the A1.5 embodies the same sophisticated, modular and scalable approach. It might be (slightly) smaller than the M1.1 and around two-thirds of its weight, but it’s still four amplifiers in one. It still offers the same adaptable, software controlled topology, adjustable input configuration and gain, user selectable global feedback ratio and cost-effective upgrade path. It offers exactly the same, incredibly short signal path, fully discrete, fully balanced and fully complementary circuit, built with the same carefully selected components to the same exacting standards. Even the casework, although shorter, has the same footprint, uses the same construction and includes the same mechanical grounding/stacking system. In fact, in every important way, the A1.5 is, quite literally, an M1.1 writ small – or, in Hollywood terms, “Honey, I shrank the amp…”.
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Technical Specifications
Nominal input voltage
2.2V RMS balanced
1.1V RMS single-ended
Input impedance
94kΩ balanced
47kΩ or 300Ω single-ended
Output power
2x 150W / 8Ω, 2x 275W / 4Ω, 2x 450W / 2Ω in stereo and bi-amp modes
1x 275W / 4Ω, 1x 450W / 2Ω, 1x 700W / 1Ω in monaural mode
1x 550W / 8Ω, 1x 800W / 4Ω, 1x 1200W / 2Ω in bridged mode
Bandwidth
DC to 450kHz (-3dB) at 1W into an 8Ω resistive load
Signal to Noise Ratio
> 115dB in stereo and bi-amp modes
> 118dB in bridged mode
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise
< 0.1% (0% global feedback)
< 0.01% (100% global feedback)
Max power consumption
1800W
Dimensions/Weight
440 x 440 x 198mm (W x D x H), 47kg
CH-Control App
Meet the CH-Control App – a control application that allows users direct access to every aspect of their CH system’s set up and use via any Android portable device. The software control systems used to set and monitor the operational parameters of each and every CH component offer the perfect opportunity for remote operation via a portable App.
To use the CH-Control App, all you will need is an Android device and to connect your CH components to an Ethernet network. That can be done either through the Ethernet control board fitted as standard to all CH units, or through the network streaming board that can be installed in C1.2, C1.2 Mono or I1 units. We would always recommend using a dedicated tablet and network for your music streaming and system control requirements.
Once your CH system is all hooked up, the App gives you touch screen access to every setting on every CH component, from your listening seat, a huge benefit when it comes to whole system set up or optimization for individual recordings. Either way, the CH-Control App allows you to make easier and more accurate judgements: Total control, quite literally at your fingertips.
The features of every CH product are accessible through the CH-Control App:
- Built-in UPnP controller to stream dematerialized music, create playlists, etc.
- Set volume level, select sources, reverse phase, mute, etc.
- Access to all the advanced set-up parameters in every CH product.
- Works on a standard Ethernet network.
- The CH-Control App is freely available on Google Play or directly on our website.