{"id":121388,"date":"2021-02-10T08:13:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T08:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=121388"},"modified":"2021-04-05T06:06:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T05:06:14","slug":"denafrips-apollo-two-channel-transistor-power-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/denafrips-apollo-two-channel-transistor-power-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Denafrips Apollo: Two-Channel Transistor Power Amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vinshine Audio has\u00a0unveiled the\u00a0Denafrips Apollo\u00a0Stereo Transistor Power\u00a0Amplifier\u00a0.\u00a0The amplifier is made of discrete elements in a balanced concept.\u00a0The output stages operate in class AB.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Denafrips Apollo\u00a0Power Amplifier\u00a0develops up to 225 watts in each of two channels when\u00a0driven\u00a0into an 8 ohm load.\u00a0When the impedance is reduced to 4 ohms, the output power doubles, which indicates a competent circuitry of the novelty.\u00a0The frequency range of the device extends from 10 Hz to 50 kHz at a level of -2.2 dB.\u00a0The nonlinear distortion does not exceed 0.002%, and the dynamic range is more than 120 dB.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Denafrips Apollo - Two-Channel Transistor Power Amplifier\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/8de96438cc7075f43e7bc04fb609d670.jpg\" alt=\"Denafrips Apollo - Two-Channel Transistor Power Amplifier\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Denafrips Apollo\u00a0power supply\u00a0is based on a huge 2,000 VA toroidal power transformer.\u00a0To eliminate interference, the transformer is completely covered with a copper screen.\u00a0The weight of the\u00a0Denafrips Apollo\u00a0, which is 55 kg,\u00a0indirectly speaks of the impressiveness of this element\u00a0, which is\u00a0important for any amplifier\u00a0.\u00a0The output stage of each channel is implemented on 16 pairs of bipolar transistors.\u00a0To cool such a battery, the side walls of the case are used, which are actually cast finned radiators.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Denafrips Apollo - Two-Channel Transistor Power Amplifier\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/0a604db8e3254c063d83c157b6edaf46.jpg\" alt=\"Denafrips Apollo - Two-Channel Transistor Power Amplifier\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Denafrips Apollo\u00a0Power Amplifier is\u00a0available in\u00a0<i>Black<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Silver<\/i> . Deliveries are planned to begin in the very near future, and a preliminary order can already be placed on the <u><\/u><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vinshineaudio.com\/product-page\/denafrips-apollo-poweramp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">manufacturer&#8217;s official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vinshine Audio has\u00a0unveiled the\u00a0Denafrips Apollo\u00a0Stereo Transistor Power\u00a0Amplifier\u00a0.\u00a0The amplifier is made of discrete elements in a balanced concept.\u00a0The output stages operate in class AB. The\u00a0Denafrips Apollo\u00a0Power Amplifier\u00a0develops up to 225 watts in each of two channels when\u00a0driven\u00a0into an 8 ohm load.\u00a0When the impedance is reduced to 4 ohms, the output power doubles, which indicates a competent [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/denafrips-apollo-two-channel-transistor-power-amplifier\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":121389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-121388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}