Where the 5-CHerry comes from....
We ran a Kickstarter project to develop a"mini MEGA" amplifier early this year. During this project we decided to change the name to "mini Cherry" because it was more like the Cherry Maraschino amplifier series than the Cherry MEGAschino amplifier series. It also made use of our Cherry Maraschino Modules which are currently not used in any Maraschino products. The "mini Cherry" was essentially a two channel Maraschino, non-integrated. This is comparable to a Stereo Maraschino (STM) in features and power output. We were then encouraged by customers to make a five channel version of the "mini Cherry" amp. When we worked out the details (new motherboard, new enclosure, new transformer) we found that we could provide better specifications with a different topology, using Maraschino Monoblock boards (!) and our 60V 1kW power supply. We combined this with a new enclosure design, similar to the MEGAschino, to make the 5-CHerry, which can be configured as a 2-CHerry, 3-CHerry, 4-CHerry, or 5-CHerry. Total power output is still 1000W regardless of the number of channels. So power output for a two channel version is the same as a KING Stereo Maraschino (400Wpc into 4Ω). There are two versions of the 5-CHerry, standard and KING. The KING version adds a fancy brushed aluminum faceplate, Gold WBT binding posts, and double rail capacitance on all channels. Now you can enjoy that Sweet Cherry Sound in YOUR home theater system. The 5-CHerry is capable of powering even large home theater systems with ease as well as giving you pristine two channel playback performance!