Simply put, phase shift is when current does not follow voltage as power flows through a voice coil. If you are sending 1,000 watts (100 volts and 10 amps coming out of the amplifier) under phase shift conditions, you may be required to produce double the amps at half the voltage in order to keep the woofer under control. A standard amplifier cannot accom modate this so we developed a new amplifier topology focused on developing high current but achieving over 90% efficiency to minimize cooling requirements and increase reliability.

The design features a switching voltage power supply that keeps the voltage across the output devices low, but capable of providing much higher current and better damping characteristics than standard Class H designs.

For sound quality reasons in mid range and high frequency reproduction we use amplifier topologies based on Class A or Class AB. The warmth and clarity provided by this type of amplifier is ideal. Our design uses Mosfet output devices in a push-pull, transformer balanced amplifier featuring a fast recovery time.

The amplifier’s output transformer provides a vital technique for controlling the output signal of the amplifier under clipping by reducing the intermodulation distortion.

There are many highly skilled
and respected amplifier manufacturers around, each producing designs capable of many things. Unfortunately, servicing a mature and highly populated loudspeaker market, few can have the foresight to accurately predict for what purpose their latest 1000 watt offering will be used, and tailor it specifically to that application.

For those who have tried running a KV2 system on conventional amplification, there is a stark realizationof why we bring component design, acoustic design and amplifier technology under one roof. Together they provide the key to unlock an incredible level of performance experienced by KV2 users all over the world.
next....