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WHY
IS GODZILLA THE FINEST AMPLIFIER IN THE WORLD?
Well,.. because Bob Weir and Phil Lesh play them of course. Just kidding
; )
GODZILLA
FEATURES PURE CLASS A OPERATION- ACKNOWLEDGED BY MOST AUDIO COGNOSCENTI
AS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE ULTIMATE IN AUDIO AMPLIFICATION. CLASS A
CIRCUITRY MEANS THAT OUTPUT TRANSISTORS WILL ALWAYS BE OPERATING AT A
CONSTANT AVERAGE AMOUNT OF CURRENT. EVEN THOUGH THERE MAY BE NO
SIGNAL AT THE AMPLIFIER'S INPUT. SINCE THE OUTPUT TRANSISTORS
DO NOT VARY THEIR AMOUNTS OF CURRENT. CROSSOVER NOTCH DISTORTION
IS COMPLETELY ELIMINATED, AND REMAINING DISTORTION CONSISTS OF IMPERCEPTIBLE
LEVELS OF INOFFENSIVE LOWER-ORDER HARMONICS. AN IDLE CURRENT OF
NINE AMPS ENABLES GODZILLA TO OPERATE IN THE PURE CLASS A MODE
NOT ONLY INTO EIGHT OHMS, BUT FOUR AS WELL. TO FURTHER INSURE AGAINST
SIGNAL DETERIORATION, GODZILLA EMPLOYS FULLY-COMPLEMENTARY SYMMETRY
WHICH RESULTS IN COMPLETE CANCELLATION OF EVEN-ORDER HARMONIC DISTORTION
PRODUCTS.
THERE
IS MORE TO GODZILLA'S GREATNESS. ITS POWER AND STABILITY, FOR EXAMPLE,
ARE AWESOME. GODZILLA IS SO COMPLETELY IMMUNE TO SPEAKER LOADING
EFFECTS THAT GAS COMPANY ENGINEERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY USED IT AS AN ARC
WELDER WITH NO ILL EFFECTS. SUCH DRAMATIC CAPABILITIES SUPPORT OUR
CONFIDENCE IN GODZILLA'S LOW-IMPEDANCE RATINGS. THE CLASS-A GODZILLA
BELIEVERS 400 WATTS PER CHANNEL OF POWER OUTPUT INTO A ONE-OHM
LOAD. AND, IF A CLASS A GODZILLA DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER FOR YOUR
APPLICATIONS, IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN A CLASS AB VERSION WITH THE ABILITY
TO DELIVER 1000 WATTS PER CHANNEL INTO A TWO OHM LOAD.
BUT
POWER OUTPUT ISN'T THE WHOLE STORY EITHER, GODZILLA HAS A VOLTAGE
SLEW RATE OF 600 VOLTS PER MICROSECOND - AN UNPRECEDENTED FIGURE
IN AN AUDIO AMPLIFIER. THIS ASTONISHING SLEW RATE IS EVEN MORE MIND-BOGGELING
WHEN VIEWED TOGETHER WITH GODZILLA'S BANDWIDTH OF 350KHz. FRANKLY,
THERE IS NO MUSICAL SIGNAL - HOWEVER COMPLEX OR WIDEBAND, HOWEVER LOUD
OR TRANSIENT - THAT CAN CAUSE GODZILLA TO SLEW. GODZILLA IS THE
FASTEST HIGH POWER AMP ON MOTHER EARTH.
Again, These
are one of a kind amplifiers. Their fully balance dual mono amps.
I asked what is fully balanced mean? To say it simply as a microphone
is a balanced source and both + and - signals are contained within a shielded
cable a balanced amp is one which first has a balanced input but also
has a balanced output. Voltages change on both the + and - speaker leads
as opposed to the - usually being tied to the chassis or ground and not
anything more than a current return for the positive lead to the loudspeaker.
Also a balanced amp has a balanced feedback loop with what amounts to
input error nulling as opposed to negative feedback. Don't be confused
by the use of two amplifiers put together one for the + and one for the
- . This is not a true balanced amp.
Only 23
Great American Sound "Godzilla" AB amplifiers were made.
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