Bob Carver VTA-180

SPECIFICATIONS

Bob Carver VTA-180

Input impedance: 100 k ohms
Input Stage: 12AX7 current sourced low noise valve
Pre-driver Stage: 12AT7 long tailed high gain balanced pair
Automatic DC Restoration: 6AL5
Nominal Voltage Gain: 30 dB (into 8 ohms)
Output Stage Configuration: 3 complementary sets of KT88s in a push-pull configuration (6 total)
Regulated Screen Supply Voltage: 360V
Output tube plate voltage: 725V
Output Tube Idle Power: Less than 9W each
Bias Adjustment: Rear panel pot, front panel meter, “Set and Forget”
Rated Power: 200 watts into 8 ohms, 230 watts into four ohms, 215 watts into two ohms
Noise: Better than 110 dB A Weighted referenced into 180 watts
Frequency Response: 2 Hz to 85 kHz. (-3dB)
Full Power Bandwidth: 24 Hz to 28 kHz. Without filters
Feedback Control Switch: 20dB for Classic Amplifier Sound, 11 dB for Contemporary Amplifier Sound
Distortion: Less than 0.5%
Output Transformer: Interleaved windings, super wideband low leakage inductance design
Output Impedance: 1.6 ohms
Speaker outputs: 2, 4, and 8 ohm terminals
Built in Output Tube Tester: Yes
Construction Method: Point-to-Point hand wired axial and radial leaded components with star grounds and no circuit board traces or de-plugable connectors.
Components: High reliability wire wound and metal film resistors, Metal polyester capacitors in the audio signal paths
Weight: 43 lbs per chassis
Dimensions: 14″ deep x 12″ wide x 7.2″ tall
Color: Cherry Red with Champagne colored trim is standard or optional Black with brushed silver trim.
Country of Origin: United States of America
Warranty: Chassis – 7 Years, Tubes – 1 Year