Arete SB 200 Class AAB Power Amplifier

Enough Power to drive most demanding speakers, The Arete SB200 offers 200W per channel of clean power on the tap, and most importantly runs in Class A at low listening volumes and the first few watts ( 20W). The amplifier has all the grunt and dynamics to power every crescendo of an orchestra. A personification of extreme control and grip, the Arete is like a whip to the horse ( Your speaker).

Since this is a high-gain amplifier, all you need is a DAC with volume control to run this amp (Even something as simple as an SMSL Sanskrit 10Mk2 would do.

We prefer not to write poetry about how the amplifier sounds or is supposed to sound, and hope our features and Specifications do more of the talking

The Avante SA and Arete SB series of power amplifiers are commissioned by SoundFoundations and custom-built in Datong, Taiwan, by an OEM vendor /supplier to Adcom, Parasound, and Primare.

Though the Cabinet is a Generic one used by some other brands, we have made small modifications, and more importantly, the Circuit design and components are curated by a known and respected Indian designer in collaboration with Sound Reach Audio design and are proprietary to us.

FEATURES

• High-quality gold-plated 5-way binding posts
• Output stages run in Class AAB – very high bias for large Class A envelope
• Massively oversized heatsinks, Overkill of capacitance in the power supply, with a custom toroidal power transformer
• Safety: Overload and DC protection for output and amplifiers, using 40A power relays with insignificant contact resistance
• High-quality 8mm thick engraved and laser-etched aluminum front panel and machined aluminum control knobs.