CHERRY 180 ( VTA180M )
180 Watt Mono Block Amplifiers
The Cherry 180 Mono Block Amplifier is the little brother of the Black Beauty 305 and provides the same sonic performance at a more affordable price point. This amplifier was designed to drive
the most demanding speakers and features a high impedance input, an automatic DC restorer circuit, a "set and forget" bias adjustment, and low idle current which greatly increases output tube life.
It has an ultra-wide bandwidth output transformers with interleaved windings capable of the most nuanced voice as well as huge peak output capacity. Selectable feedback control allows the user to
change the sound of the amplifier from vintage classical to modern contemporary.
Our amplifiers are available in either Cherry or Black and in 120 volts or 220-240 volts.
SPECIFICATIONS
| Number of Line Inputs: | 1 |
| Input impedance: | 100 k ohms |
| Input Stage: | 12AX7 current sourced low noise valve |
| Pre-driver Stage: | 12AT7 long tailed high gain balanced pair |
| Automatic DC Restoration: | 6AL5 |
| Nominal Voltage Gain: | 30 dB (into 8 ohms) |
| Output Stage Configuration: | 3 complementary sets of KT88s in a push-pull configuration (6 total) |
| Regulated Screen Supply Voltage: | 360V |
| Output tube plate voltage: | 725V |
| Output Tube Idle Power: | Less than 9W each |
| Bias Adjustment: | Rear panel pot, front panel meter, "Set and Forget" |
| Rated Power: | 200 watts into 8 ohms, 230 watts into four ohms, 215 watts into two ohms |
| Noise: | Better than 110 dB A Weighted referenced into 180 watts |
| Frequency Response: | 2 Hz to 85 kHz. (-3dB) |
| Full Power Bandwidth: | 24 Hz to 28 kHz. Without filters |
| Feedback Control Switch: | 20dB for Classic Amplifier Sound, 11 dB for Contemporary Amplifier Sound |
| Distortion: | Less than 0.5% |
| Output Transformer: | Interleaved windings, super wideband low leakage inductance design |
| Output Impedance: | 1.6 ohms |
| Speaker outputs: | 2, 4, and 8 ohm terminals |
| Built in Output Tube Tester: | Yes |
| Construction Method: | Point-to-Point hand wired axial and radial leaded components with star grounds and no circuit board traces or de-plugable connectors. |
| Components: | High reliability wire wound and metal film resistors, Metal polyester capacitors in the audio signal paths |
| Weight: | 43 lbs per chassis |
| Dimensions: | 14" deep x 12" wide x 7.2" tall |
| Color: | Cherry Red with Champagne colored trim is standard or optional Black with brushed silver trim. |
| Country of Origin: | United States of America |
| Warranty: | Chassis - 7 Years, Tubes - 1 Year |