PS AUDIO HAS INTRODUCED ITS NEW FLAGSHIP PERFECTWAVE BHK 600 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER

PS Audio of Boulder, Colorado has announced the introduction of its new flagship PerfectWave BHK 600 Mono Power Amplifier.

The PS Audio PerfectWave BHK 600 Mono Power Amplifier is a 600-watt hybrid tube/solid-state power amplifier that is the last to be designed in partnership with audio engineer Bascom H. King.

PS Audio PerfectWave BHK 600 Mono Power Amplifier in silver

PS AUDIO PERFECTWAVE BHK 600 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER

PS Audio say that is the “finest amplifier ever created by the company”. The BHK 600 is the last audio component to be created with the collaboration of engineer Bascom H. King and is PS Audio’s new flagship amplifier.

PAUL MCGOWAN

Paul McGowan, PS Audio CEO noted: “We are honoured to present the BHK 600 as a fitting tribute to the talents of Bascom H. King and his remarkable career. The BHK 600 is a statement product that conveys music with extraordinary clarity, resolution, and musical accuracy. But mostly, authority. In my nearly fifty years of high-end audio, I’ve never heard any amplifier take command as does the mighty BHK 600.”

PS Audio PerfectWave BHK 600 Mono Power Amplifier side

600 WATTS OF POWER

The PerfectWave BHK 600 delivers 600 watts of power into 8 ohms (1,500 watts into 4 ohms). It is fully balanced in operation from input to output, and can also be used in single-ended mode, offering a choice of balanced XLR or single-ended RCA inputs. It features an input stage with two hand-selected vacuum tubes, operating in conjunction with a rectifier tube and an exclusive N-channel MOSFET output stage. The tube rectifier was chosen rather than a solid-state device because of its improved sonic characteristics that result from the reduction of switch-mode noise common to solid-state rectifiers.

PS Audio PerfectWave BHK 600 back

 POWER SUPPLY

The BHK 600 features a separate output-stage power transformer with a 1.6kVA capability, more than twice that of the PS Audio M300 mono amplifier, enabling the BHK 600 to drive even the most inefficient loudspeakers and difficult loads with ease. The power supply has more than 300,000µf capacitance, and multiple N-channel MOSFET output devices for a high damping factor of greater than 100. The BHK 600 has two pairs of heavy-duty gold-plated copper binding posts, to facilitate speaker bi-wiring.

The amplifier is engineered for safe, reliable operation, with continuous microprocessor monitoring of power supply performance, bias levels and other parameters, and it features extensive protection circuitry. The BHK 600 can be left in Idle mode if desired, to assure optimum sonic performance at all times.

PS Audio PerfectWave BHK 600 Mono Power Amplifier in black

DESIGN

The PS Audio PerfectWave BHK 600 Mono Power Amplifier has a refined, understated appearance with angled and curved design elements to create a contemporary, yet classic look. The BHK 600 is available in silver or black.

PS AUDIO PERFECTWAVE BHK 600 SPECIFICATIONS

Vacuum tube input stage with vacuum tube rectifier

Fully balanced circuitry

RCA single-ended and XLR balanced inputs

600 watts RMS into 8 ohms, 1,500 watts into 4 ohms, stable to 2 ohms for musical transients

>100 damping factor for exceptional loudspeaker control

Dual, solid copper-plated output binding posts facilitate bi-wiring

1.6kVA output stage power transformer

Power supply with more than 300,000 µf capacitance

12-volt input trigger for automated operation

108 lb. (49 kg) each; 17.1″ wide by 11.2″ high by 14″ deep

PS AUDIO PERFECTWAVE BHK 600 MONO POWER AMPLIFIER PRICE

The PS Audio PerfectWave BHK 600 Mono Power Amplifier will be available in September 2022 at a US manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $32,498 per pair.

HiFi Pig Says: An exciting new flagship from PS Audio, and firmly in the high end camp.

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