Ode to a Samson

The power amplifier shall be capable of stereo, mono bridged or parallel (daisy chain) operation. In stereo mode, it shall deliver a minimum of 500 watts into loads of 4 ohms each with both channels operating. In mono bridge mode, it shall deliver a minimum of 1000 watts into an 8 ohm load. It shall be cooled by two temperature sensitive speed-controlled fans, and shall have internal short-circuit and thermal protection circuitry. A protection LED indicator shall activate and the power amplifier shall shut down to protect against short circuits, overheating, severe overcurrent conditions or DC offset present at the outputs. The power amplifier shall have slow start-up and muted inputs on turn on. Inputs shall be on XLR and locking balanced 1/4" tipring-sleeve connectors. Outputs shall be on Banana jack and Speakon. connectors. The front panel shall have independent level controls for left and right channels, a master power switch and LED indicators for power, clip, -20dB, -40dB and amplifier protection.

The power amplifier shall be a SAMSON S1000

Samson Specfications:

• Rated Output Power, per channel (1 kHz, THD 0.1%, Both Channels Driven):
  • Stereo / Parallel modes:
    • per channel (into 4 ohms): 545 W
    • per channel (into 8 ohms): 340 W
  • Bridged mode per channel (into 8 ohms): 1090 W
• Frequency Response (0 dB, +0, -.5 dB): 10 Hz - 20 kHz
• Total Harmonic Distortion (1/2 power @ 20 Hz - 20 kHz, Both Ch Drive into 4 ohms): 0.04%
• Dynamic Range: 103 dB
• Channel Separation (4 ohm, 125 W, 1 kHz): 80 dB
• Residual Noise (0 dB ref. = .775 VAC rms, 22 Hz - 22 kHz)
  • (Att. Min.) -65 dBu
  • (Att. Max.) -68 dBu
• Voltage Gain (4 ohm, 1 kHz): 35.2 dB
• DC Offset Voltage: 100 mV
• Damping Factor: More than 200

 Indicators:

• Clipping LED: 1 kHz THD 0.1%
• Signal LED Right: -20 dB 2 dB
• Signal LED Left: -40 dB 2 dB

Dimensions:

• 19 in (w) x 9.75 (d) x 3.75 (h)
• 482 mm (w) x 247 (d) x 95.25 (h)
• Weight 36 lbs. . 16.3 kg