Music Reference RM-200

(Click to enlarge) It is hard to imagine an audio designer's curriculum vitae more impressive than that of Roger A. Modjeski, our designer and chief engineer: The Counterpoint SA-4, the Music Reference RM-9, and the Music Reference RM-10. Each amplifier has become a true classic, and each unique design is ineffably tied to the same goals: purity of sound, ease of use, and visual elegance. It comes as no surprise that this pattern of excellence continues in a new amplifier that shares the goals of its vaunted predecessors, and improves upon them. The Music Reference RM-200 is the first of a new and unique generation of hybrid vacuum tube products that will establish standards of musical performance at their price points, and beyond. Using a high voltage bipolar input stage, coupled to a pure tube driver and output stage, the RM-200 uses each device in its most suited environment. The result is superb transparency, bulletproof reliability, and the exceptional grace and power that have always been hallmarks of Music Reference amplifiers. Using only a single matched pair of KT-88 or 6550 as well as a single 6BQ7 driver per channel, the RM-200 achieves over 100 watts per channel, but the story doesn't end there. While most vacuum tube amplifiers lose power while the speaker load impedance drops, the RM-200 actually increases output power as the speaker load becomes more challenging. We call this level of performance True Music Power™. The RM-200's True Music Power™ allows it to attain remarkably high levels of musical dynamics without strain, while maintaining our renowned reputation for long tube life and carefree ownership. As with any new design, the RM-200 has but one true goal: to satisfy your ears and your eyes. We cordially invite you to hear and see the latest classic design from Music Reference, and humbly invite you to compare it to any competing 100-watt stereo tube design. We trust your ears to hear the truth... Please feel free to contact us for more information about the RM-200. Read the Stereophile review

 

 

RM-200 Specifications

Power Output: 100 Watts per channel Input: Balanced: 30k ohm Single-ended: 15k ohm Outputs: 1, 2, 4 and 8 ohm with 1/2" solid brass hex head posts. Input Sensitivity: 1.1 volts for full output. Frequency Response: +.5dB 6Hz-20KHz; -3dB at 2Hz and 60KHz. Half Power Bandwidth: 13Hz-65KHz.	Full Power Bandwidth: 20Hz-35KHz. Output regulation: 1 dB (Damping = 10) Distortion: less than 0.5 % @ 1KHz / 100 Watts. Dimensions : 17-1/4" x 14 1/2" x 7" Shipping Weight: 57 pounds. Designer: Roger A. Modjeski Price: $4,200.00
Mark II version with Capacitor Forming Function

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