218 stereo/monoblock

Specifications

Price

$50,000 each / $100,000 per pair as monoblocks (US, Stereophile); €35,000 (Germany, 7Review/stereo.de); £34,600 (UK, Hi-Fi News)

Inputs

Balanced XLR input (unbalanced via included adapter); DC remote on/off; BurLink interface

Weight

42 kg / ~93 lb

Topology

Fully symmetrical, dual-mono, DC-coupled, Class A/B power amplifier with Burmester X-AMP Class A input stage; bridgeable to monoblock

Dimensions

496 x 216 x 479 mm

Distortion

<0.0097% at 1 kHz / 50 W / 4 Ω (manufacturer); 0.00065–0.0078% (20 Hz–20 kHz, 10 W/8 Ω) per Hi-Fi News lab report

Output power

565 W into 8 Ω / 785 W into 4 Ω per Stereophile; 785 W at 4 Ω per Japanese distributor spec

Power supply

220,000 µF capacitor bank; custom toroidal transformer with magnetic shielding; 640 VA power capacity

Damping factor

≥1,500 at 100 Hz/4 Ω per manufacturer

Distortion THD

<0.0097% at 1 kHz / 50 W / 4 Ω (manufacturer); 0.00065–0.0078% (20 Hz–20 kHz, 10 W/8 Ω) per Hi-Fi News lab report

Published price

100000 USD

Power into 2

400 W Ω

Power into 4

275 W Ω

Power into 8

165 W Ω

Output power stereo

165 W/ch at 8 Ω; 275 W/ch at 4 Ω; 400 W/ch at 2 Ω

Dimensions w x h x d

496 x 216 x 479 mm

Signal to noise ratio

>107 dB (20 Hz–20 kHz) per manufacturer; 94.6 dB A-weighted (re. 0dBW/165W) per Hi-Fi News lab measurement

Output power bridged mono

565 W into 8 Ω / 785 W into 4 Ω per Stereophile; 785 W at 4 Ω per Japanese distributor spec

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