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A humble weight lifter
Featuring every technology developed by Burson Audio to date, The PP-160 is so transparent that it plays any genre of music in its original state. It's so powerful that it can provide the heavy electronic lift to drive any loudspeakers to a life like performance.
The rebirth of a legend
With the introduction of our second generation Burson HD opamp and low noise regulator technology, we were able to further enhance the performance of our acclaimed PP-100. Combining a premium selection of components, like the ELNA audio grade capacitors, the 1% tolerant DALE military graded resistor, and the custom built 400VA transformer, we have been able to raise the performance of the PP100 to even greater levels. We've called this new beast, the PP-160.
Our discrete (IC free) approach allows us to optimize our design and tune the PP-160 to achieve the best in audio reproduction. For the PP-160 we have decided to tune it into a completely transparent and selfless power amp, that humbly reproduces any sonic flavor from upstream while not adding any coloration of its own.
Guarantee to synergize
Our acclaimed High Sensitivity Input Buffer stage is fully implemented into the PP-160. It enhances sonic transparency and allows the PP-160 to perfectly team up with any preamp (solid state or tube) and unleash the full potential of any system.
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Measurement:
THD: (20Hz - 20KMhz @ 8 Ohm) 0.01%
Frequency response: 10Hz - 250Khz (+/-3Db)
Signal to noise ratio: >98dB (CD , Line level)
Input Sensitivity / Impedance: 240 mV / 20K
Power Consumption: 300W (peak)
Output power: 70W @ 8 Ohm / 140@ @ 4 Ohm
Operation Class AB
Power Consumption: 300W Peak
Power Requirement: 240V / 110V AC
Inputs:
1 x Stereo Speaker Blinding post for (tube amp input) 2-25W
1 x gold plated RCA (line level input)
Outputs:
1 x Stereo Speaker Blinding post
General:
Weight: app. 12 kg
Colour: silver anodized aluminium
Dimensions:
265 mm x 250 mm x 80 mm
Listening Impression
Transparency, power and enhanced definition are the three key characteristics of the PP-160 power amp. It's so transparent, that you would not know it is there, yet power can be felt with every note. Also definition is lifted to a new level. Each note is first delivered by a precise and accurate attack, which can only be achieved by a solid-state amp, then comes the decay that can only be matched by the best tube amps.
PP-160 Review & Feedbacks
The function of Opamps at the output stage is as important as the lens on a cinema projector. Regardless of the analytical capability of the audio gear, an inferior opamp will halve a machine's performance, and distort every dB of sonic imagery.
Just like our acclaimed HA160, the PP-160 features our Burson HD audio opamp. It enables the PP-160 to reproduce music in superior resolution and accuracy.
Just like an athlete needs clean air to perform at an optimum standard – audio equipment needs clean power to reproduce transparent and natural music.
The PP-160 is housed in a 6mm case, constructed from high precision machined aluminium. This enclosure allows the PP-160, to achieve a very high mechanical damping factor, which reduces any microphonic effects, that may degrade the clarity of sonic performance.
We understand how critical it is for a power amp to match well with different up stream equipment (eg. Headphone amplifier, pre amplifier, passive preamp and various solid state or tube designs.) In 2007 we introduced the AB-160 audio buffer to resolve this precise issue.