AudioControl Model 500 "The Architect" Multi-Zone Power Amplifier

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AudioControl Model 500 "The Architect" Multi-Zone Power Amplifier. Condition is "Used".
600 Watts Strong — With twelve powerful channels ofamplification, The Architect will drive 50 watts per channel withall channels driven. This is a true 600 watt amp design, so goahead and put a small quarry of rock speakers by the patio. Thensit back and enjoy the sound.Built For The Long Haul — The Architect has been designedwith durability in mind. The Lightdrive protection circuitry defends The Architect and your speakers against clipping, distortion,damage, parties and even teenagers. Even if the party lasts allweekend.Light Drive Protection — Few things are more irritating thana problem in one zone of an audio system effecting the entiresystem. This will not happen with The Architect. Every stereooutput zone features independent protection against short circuits,over-heating, DC offset and clipping. Even if the protection needsto kick in, that doesn’t neccessarily mean that the affected zonewill shutdown. If a zone overheats, the smart protection reducesthe power to that zone, allowing it to cool down with only a
minimal reduction in speaker volume. Of course the protectioncircuits are smart enough to reset themselves when the problem issolved.
PFM Programmable Subsonic Filter — The Architect’sProgrammable Frequency Match (PFM) circuitry is an installeradjustable bass-blocking filter which protects small speakers andimproves their overall sound. The smaller woofers found in mostin-wall or bookshelf speakers cannot reproduce the bass of alarger speaker (the laws of physics intervene). If called upon toreproduce a bass note that would cause the speaker to movePAST its maximum cone travel, damage can result - and even if itdoesn’t, severe audible distortion DOES. The solution isAudioControl’s exclusive PFM circuit. It gives small woofers onlythose frequencies they can use by “chopping off” bass below aninstaller programmed frequency (40Hz is the factory setting). Thewoofer is protected and can do a better job of reproducing midbass and higher frequencies.Input Bussing – Sometimes you just want to feed the samemusic to every room in the house. You could use a single, stereoamp and series/parallel the speakers. The problem is that if you geta short in the system or the amp dies, all of the zones go dead.The Architect solves that dilemma by letting you send a singlestereo signal to all 12 channels of the Architect with the press of abutton. Every room enjoys independent protection and equalization.Made in the Northwest Rainforest — The Architect beganits existence at our factory in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, afew miles north of Seattle. Here, we also build precision testinstruments, equalizers and analyzers and a totally awesome lineof car stereo components. AudioControl began in 1977 and haswon so many audio industry awards for design and engineeringexcellence that our reception room wall is starting to sag. Butenough about us. Let’s start getting the most from your audio system!
SPECIFICATIONS Model 500 & Model 700BlockDiagram &Specifications
25Amplifier Power Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Watts @ 8 ohms
Bridged Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 watts @ 8 ohms
Minimum Recommended Speaker Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ohms(2 ohms in limited zones)
Damping Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greater than 200
EQ Center Frequencies . . . . . . . 45Hz, 150, 300, 700, 2500 and 12kHz
S/N ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >100 dB, A-wtd, ref. Full Output
Total Harmonic Distortion . . . . . . . . 0.05% (50 watts/8 ohms 20-20K)
Input Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1V variable
Crosstalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >75 dB (1 kHz, Any channel to channel)
Input Impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Kilohms
Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . Clipping, Thermal, Short Circuit, DC Offset
Power Consumption (all channels driven full power) . . . . . . . 960 watts
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 pounds
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17"W x 16"D x 5.25"H
US Patent # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,708,577
Country of Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S.A.