ELAC Alchemy Series DPA-2

Features

Alchemy Series: Designed ground-up by the ELAC team, the new Alchemy Series gives birth to a marriage of technologies, bringing further advances to a name known for delivering performance and build quality far exceeding its price. Every component incorporates relevant, well-thought-out features and topology that is important to critical listeners, like discrete implementation of power supply, preamplifier and signal processing to bring you best-in-class sound. With years of experience in award-winning analog and digital products, the Alchemy Series establishes a new standard for value in the world of high-end audio separates.

Power Amplifier: The Alchemy Series DPA-2 Power Amplifier from ELAC is about dynamic musicality, thanks to a design that combines Class A circuit topology composed of discrete FETs and a linear power supply using a toroidal transformer. The pure analog input stage preserves all the detail and nuance of the most delicate passages. The Class D output stage with switching power supply results in impressive output combined with cool-running efficiency. The DPA-2 can be utilized in a Stereo or Mono configuration.

• Stereo (8 or 4-ohm): 210 watts x 2 channels into 8-ohm / 325 watts x 2 channels into 4-ohm
• Mono (8 or 4-ohm): 625 watts x 1 channel into 8-ohm / 420 watts x 1 channel into 4-ohm

Balanced & Unbalanced Analog Inputs: The ELAC DPA-2 Power Amplifier is outfitted with both balanced stereo XLR and unbalanced stereo RCA inputs for the connection of your external preamplifier (such as the ELAC DDP-2). Balanced XLR connections guard against induced noise and allow long cable runs without compromising sound quality.

Notes: For operation as a mono amplifier you can connect to either the left or right inputs; they become connected together internally when the amplifier is switched to mono mode and will work the same regardless of which one you use. What is important then is to be sure you have the left amplifier connected to the left output of your preamplifier and the right amplifier connected to the right output of the preamplifier

Binding Post Speaker Output Terminals: The ELAC Alchemy Series DPA-2 is equipped with heavy-duty, gold-plated, 5-way binding post speaker output terminals. These 5-way binding post terminals accept bare wire (up to 10AWG), pin-connectors, spade-lugs, and banana plugs (single or dual). The gold-plated terminals provide excellent audio signal transfer and resistance to corrosion.

Note: For operation as a mono amplifier, you'll utilize the left positive speaker terminal and right negative speaker terminal (see Operating Instruction for further details and illustration diagram).

Front-Panel Display: The front-panel display indicates volume level for each channel with meters, as well as protection warnings.

12V Trigger In/Out: The ELAC DPA-2 is outfitted with a 12V trigger input (3.5mm) and 12V trigger output (3.5mm) that can be used when you want to power on/off another connected device when the DDA-2 is powered on or off.

Protection Circuits: The ELAC Alchemy Series DPA-2 features built-in protection circuitry to protect the amplifier and your connected loudspeakers.

• Clipping Monitor: Should the output level of DPA-2 approach the 1% Total Harmonic Distortion range (threshold for the onset of clipping) a warning for the affected channel will show up in the display. This is a casual reminder to turn the level down a bit for continued safe operation.
• Over-Current: If either channel reaches the absolute maximum power output level, the DPA-2 will self-protect by shutting down. The display will show a "Protect Powering Off" warning.

Mounting Options: The ELAC DPA-2 Power Amplifier can simply be placed on a shelf or other flat tabletop surface thanks to its integrated rubber feet. It can also be rack-mounted using the included rack-ears and hardware. It will fit in a single 1U (1.75") rack space.