"Anthem Statement M1 mono amplifier: Our Pioneering Design Achievement was created to recognize those products that break new ground, technically and/or sonically. Anthem’s Statement M1 mono amplifier, which Jeff Fritz reviewed for SoundStage! Ultra last January, is a perfect fit for this award. The M1 sells for $3500, or $7000/pair.
Anthem took more than five years to design and perfect the M1. The
result of their efforts is a class-D amplifier capable of
extraordinarily high power, claimed to deliver more than 1000W into 8
ohms or 2000W into 4 ohms, and to maintain a flat frequency response
regardless of load -- something that’s not always the case with class-D
amps. (With many class-D designs, the high-frequency response in
particular varies with the speaker load.) The M1 is also said to be
stable into any impedance, and to be unclippable -- if it approaches
clipping, it simply shuts down. Befitting the M1’s unique technical
design is an appearance just as distinctive -- wide and deep (it’s about
19” square), but shallow (just over 2” high), it comes finished in
basic black, which makes it sort of Stealth-like." |
| Above: Anthem's Product Manager, Nick Platsis, accepting the award at CES |
Click here! for the winner photos taken at CES 2014.
Click here! for more info on the Anthem Statement M1.
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