[KKM]

For sale is a pair of nOrh Le Amp that has been stored and barely used. It is in excellent condition, no marks. Very well built and great sound.

This power amplifier uses the TDA7294 IC chip. Since heat is the enemy of transistors and integrated circuits, Le Amp has been built with a massive, custom-designed, internal heatsink that very effectively cools Le Amp without a potentially noisy fan. This unique heat sink will allow the IC chip to run cool, improving its specifications, preserving its lifespan and providing a stable environment for precise audio reproduction. In addition, Le Amp uses a 400 V/A power transformer with a 35-amp bridge rectifier and 20,000µF of reservoir capacitors. Translated: this power supply is capable of allowing tremendous headroom, which should prevent compression of dynamic range under most playback situations. In addition, a silicon-steel shielded, toroidal transformer was incorporated to keep Le Amp exceptionally quiet.

Le Amp is rated at a minimum of 100 watts into 8 or 4 ohm loads (based on IEC268.3 rules), and it supports power peaks of 160 watts into 8 ohms, or 240 watts into 4 ohms. This class A/B amp is rated at 0.010% total harmonic distortion (THD) at 72 watts continuous power into 8 ohms, or 0.014% THD at 105 watts into 4 ohms.

Lots of positive comments and reviews. Same as the IRD MB100. Review at 6Moons:

http://6moons.com/audioreviews/norh/leamp.html

Buyer to pay for shipping and if using Paypal, split fee, so add 1.7%.

Forgot to mention that they have the silver face.

[sdipiet]

hi, the below is from a review of the amp - do you know if your amp has this dc block capacitor or not?  thx samuel

Le Amps were originally offered by nOrh with a DC-blocking capacitor in place to protect customers' speakers from DC offset common in non-audiophile grade audio/video gear, including equipment often used by DJs.
The Le Amps in this evaluation were tested both as DC-blocked, and DC-coupled. Bear in mind, the DC-blocking capacitor serves a very useful function, that of protecting tweeters from damage due to DC offset from less-than-excellent audio gear. However, when the DC blocking capacitor was in place within the circuit, a significant amount of detail was lost, smeared, or simply veiled.
As a result, the soundstage seemed much smaller and flatter and holographic imaging was poor. A pair of Le Amps still provided great power, dynamic range, and wonderfully strong and controlled bass, but mids and highs suffered noticeable loss of quality. All Le Amps are now shipped DC-coupled. If a customer has a need for speaker protection, Le Amp can be converted to DC-blocking.

[KKM]

Samuel,
These do not have the DC-blocking capacitor in the units.

Regards,
KK