SONNET KRATOS AMPS

vocals, ambient flourishes, and experimental pop to create a highly original sound. Albums like Dots And Loops, Emperor Tomato Ketchup, and Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night, all digitally remastered recently, had such presence, while the sparkling rhythms were irresistible through the Kratos and rendered with all their impeccable timing and syncopation.

The amplifiers worked flawlessly during our time with them. On one particularly warm day the front display on one of the amps indicated the operating temperature was reaching close to its maximum after an extended listening session. Interestingly, that unit did not seem overly warm to the touch. We simply shut it down for a period, let it cool then had another listening session with no issues.

CONCLUSION:

Sonnet Audio is offering excellent value here with the Kratos mono block amplifiers, taking into consideration the harmonically rich and spacious sound. It was essentially impossible to find a flaw with these beautifully built amps, and they had plenty of power to drive 4 Ohm speakers.

If a digital library is the source, a perfect pairing would be Sonnet’s own Morpheus DAC with its balanced outputs and built in volume control. In fact, this would be the shortest and purest signal path. Hats off to Sonnet Audio and their attention to detail, and for producing products that put the music first.

There are very few excellent solid state amplifiers at this price range, and even fewer mono blocks. If the goal in the design was no frills sonic purity, it has been achieved with flying colours. Highly recommended.

Kratos mono power amplifier

• 50 Watt into 8 Ohms, 95 Watt into 4 Ohms

• Class A/B

• Distortion 0.040% THD

• Output impedance 0.10 Ohms

• 110/115V AC 220/230V AC 60/50Hz

• Output Noise 310µV RMS A weighting

• Frequency Response 10 - 230.000 Hz – 3dB

• Slew Rate 100V / µSec

• Input Imp. RCA 15 KOhm, XLR 60 KOhm

• Gain: 22dB

• Max Power consumption 400 Watt

• Main Voltage 110/115V AC, 220/230V, 60/50Hz

• Dimensions 290 x 250 x 60 mm

• Weight 3.9KG

THE COMPANY/DISTRIBUTOR

Rob Fritz

Audio Art Cable

San Diego, CA 92115

Direct: 619-255-6451

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