The flagship High End power amplifiers from Constellation Audio, the Statement Mono Amplifier and Statement Stereo Amplifier, use a whole clip of the company's innovations and provide outstanding sound quality.
The Constellation Audio Statement Mono Amplifier is based on the Constellation Switched-Mode Power Supply (C-SMPS) with Power Factor Correction (PFC) technology. The circuit guarantees 380 V power at any AC voltage standard, with the voltage and current always in phase. This approach guarantees absolute tolerance to loudspeaker impedance, which is not possible with traditional transformer-based linear power supplies. The noise level in the new power supply, again, is reduced by more than 20 dB.
The Statement Mono’s output stage with 96 output transistors offers 1 x 1,700 W of power into 8 Ohms, 1 x 3,400 W into 4 Ohms. If this seems insufficient, combining two Statement Monos in bridge mode will give 1 x 6,000 W.
Another interesting feature of the model is a fully balanced, mirror-imaged input stage with paralleled amplification modules - this scheme reduces noise by additional 5 dB. The weight of one amp, 114 kg, clearly hints at the extraordinary engineering.
This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database
Model name
Statement Mono Amplifier
Input sensitivity (mV)
N/A
Input impedance (balanced) (Ω)
360000
Input impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
N/A
Output impedance (balanced) (Ω)
0.1
Output impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
N/A
Max current (A)
N/A
Output power (8Ω) (W)
1700
Output power (4Ω) (W)
3200
Gain (dBu)
4.5V - 27.7, 9V - 21.7 switchable
Sensitivity (mV)
N/A
Frequency response low +/- 3dB (Hz)
0.5
Frequency response high +/- 3dB (Hz)
100000
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)
114
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (0% global feedback) (%)
N/A
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (100% global feedback) (%)
0.05
Max power consumption (W)
N/A
Damping factor
200
Dimensions (mm)
470 x 825 x 317
Weight (kg)
114
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The Constellation Audio Statement Stereo Amplifier uses the same set of proprietary technologies (for example, Constellation Switched-Mode Power Supply with Power Factor Correction) as the Statement Mono described above. Only now the model demonstrates a slightly "reduced" power - 2 x 850 W into 8 Ohms loudspeakers, 2 x 1,600 watts into 4 Ohms speakers impedance load, and rises to 2 x 3,000 W when the amplifier is bridged. The Statement Stereo Amplifier also weighs 114 kg.
This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database
Model name
Statement Stereo Amplifier
Input sensitivity (mV)
N/A
Input impedance (balanced) (Ω)
360000
Input impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
N/A
Output impedance (balanced) (Ω)
0.1
Output impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
N/A
Max current (A)
N/A
Output power (8Ω) (W)
2 x 850
Output power (4Ω) (W)
2 x 1600
Gain (dBu)
N/A
Sensitivity (mV)
N/A
Frequency response low +/- 3dB (Hz)
0.5
Frequency response high +/- 3dB (Hz)
100000
Signal to Noise Ratio (dB)
110
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (0% global feedback) (%)
N/A
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (100% global feedback) (%)
0.05
Max power consumption (W)
N/A
Damping factor
200
Dimensions (mm)
470 x 825 x 317
Weight (kg)
114
Official link
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