NORWEGIAN HIFI BRAND ELECTROCOMPANIET LAUNCHES NEW PRODUCTS AT HIGH END MUNICH 2022

Electrocompaniet has announced the official release of three new products at the High End Munich Show 2022 including the new flagship Electrocompaniet AW 800 M power amplifier.

The new products debuting at the High End Munich show are the Electrocompaniet AW 800 M power amplifier, the Rena S2 streamer, and the Rena SA2 streamer-amplifier plus a remote control for all products in the EC Living line.

The new flagship Electrocompaniet AW 800 M Power Amplifier

ELECTROCOMPANIET AW 800 M POWER AMPLIFIER

The AW 800 M is Electrocompaniet’s brand new, from the ground up re-engineered flagship power amplifier. It replaces the AW 600 NEMO as their most powerful monoblock power amplifier.

Inside the Electrocompaniet AW 800 M Power Amplifier

An intriguing new attribute of the AW 800 M is the ability to switch between mono, stereo and bi-amping operating modes, enabling you to upgrade your system or change your configuration while retaining your initial investment.

Connections

The amplifier showcases an updated, yet still distinctive Electrocompaniet design that is a perfect match for all current and legacy Electrocompaniet products, and as with all Electrocompaniet products, it is fully designed and manufactured in their own factory in Norway.

ELECTROCOMPANIET AW 800 M TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Input impedance 330 kΩ

Frequency response (input filter active) 0.5 – 220 kHz

Frequency response (input filter disabled) 0.5 – 1.1 MHz

Voltage gain (mono, balanced input) 35 dB (x56)

Voltage gain (stereo, balanced input) 29 dB (x28)

Input-referred noise (20-20kHz) < 2 μV

SNR (ref. 1W/8Ω load, 20-20 kHz) 95 dB

SNR (ref. full power output, 20-20 kHz) 122 dB

Slew-rate (input filter disabled) 270 V/μs

DC output voltage < 5 mV

THD+N 0.0006 %

IMD 0.0001 %

Damping factor (8Ω load) > 1000

Power consumption standby < 0.5W

Rated Output Power Stereo: 8Ω load 2 x 300 W, 4Ω load 2 x 600 W, 2Ω load 2 x 1000 W

Rated Output Power Mono: 8Ω load 800 W, 4Ω load 1500 W, 2Ω load 2200 W

Height/Width/Depth 30/41/49 cm

Weight 55 kg

ELECTROCOMPANIET RENA SA2 AND S2

The Rena SA2 is the second generation of Electrocompaniet’s DAC / streamer/Amplifier, based on the in-house developed EC software engine. The Rena SA2 features support for Tidal Connect®, Spotify Connect®, Qobuz, Airplay 2, DLNA/UPnP, Bluetooth® and it is ROON Ready®. It also has a Summit wireless WiSA® chip, enabling it to connect to WiSA compatible wireless speakers, including Electrocompaniet Tana L2 and Sira L1 subwoofer. In addition, it has a 2x75W amplifier, and It also features new speaker terminals, a new touch-button system and an updated DSP. The Rena S2 streamer/DAC includes all the updates included in the Rena SA2.

EC LIVING REMOTE

The new Bluetooth remote is suitable for all products in the EC Living series, both current and legacy products. This remote features up to 3 preset radio favourites. The EC software engine will also be updated, with an option to enter custom radio URL’s into all the EC software engine products, to cater for stations not generally available.

ELECTROCOMPANIET AW 800 M POWER AMPLIFIER PRICE

Prices will be confirmed at the show.

Electrocompaniet AW 800 M Power Amplifier price will be revealed at the show

HIGH END MUNICH 2022

You can visit Electrocompaniet at the MOC in Hall 2, stand J10 to see these new products on display.

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