|
|
Audio
Note Japan built amplifiers all share
the following design criteria:-
-
All tube
- Class
A1 operating points
- Simplest
most elegant circuit and power
supply design
- Highest
materials and component quality
- No
phase splitting (except Gakuoh) or deconstruction of
the music signal
Depending
on models, single-ended or push-pull operation of output stages with Zero
or -3dB overall negative feedback.
| 1) |
The
hallmark of all Kondo power amplifiers is that they are made of
pure hand drawn silver wire. The out transformers are wound with
age annealed silver wire, all internal signal wiring and ground
are pure silver litz braid covered with six coat of polyurethane.
There are over 20 pounds of pure silver in each Ongaku. |
| |
|
| 2) |
All
Kondo amplifiers use special Hi-B cores in their output transformers.
The exact composition, as well as the annealing and stamping of
the core material are all engineered by and supervised by Kondo.
There are no 'off the shelf' materials used in Kondo's output transformers. |
| |
|
| 3) |
All Kondo amps have a heavy, pure copper chassis.
|
| |
|
| 4) |
All Kondo power amplifiers use ISO TANGO power transformers and
chokes, these are the worlds finest.
|
| |
|
| 5) |
All Silver Kondo amps use hand made silver coupling capacitors
made from hand drawn silver foil. These capacitors are made in
Kondo's own factory.
|
| |
|
| 6) |
The tantalum resistors, designed by Kondo and unique to the Audio
Note line, are costly but are no compromise and necessary to obtain
the "Kondo sound".
|
| |
|
| 7) |
Kondo
amps are wired with a special acid free, silver solder strictly
selected. |
|
