POWERSOFT K8 DSP+AESOP PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER W/ DSP, 4800W @ 2OHM STEREO
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POWERSOFT K8 DSP+AESOP (YOM: 2009) (S#: 33951) SUPERB (8-9)

FEATURES: POWERSOFT K8 DSP+AESOP PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER W/ DSP, 4800W @ 2OHM STEREO

LOAD TESTED IN HOUSE, WORKS GREAT!

LOCAL PICKUP OR WORLDWIDE SHIPPING (BUYER PAYS SHIPPING).

POWER RATING
- 2OHM, STEREO: 4800W
- 4OHM, STEREO: 3000W
- 8OHM, STEREO: 1500W
- 4OHM, BRIDGED: 9600W
- 8OHM, BRIDGED: 6000W

POWER SUPPLY:
- ADVANCED SWITCH-MODE WORLDWIDE OPERATING POWER SUPPLY TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND COMPACT SIZE
- POWER FACTOR CORRECTION PFC FOR EXTREMELY LOW MAINS CONSUMPTION AND EXTREMELY WIDE MAINS OPERATING RANGE
- LOW INRUSH LIMITING REDUCES AC INRUSH CURRENT, REMOVING THE NEED FOR EXPENSIVE POWER SEQUENCERS

PROTECTIONS:
FULLY PROTECTED CIRCUIT DESIGN WITH:
- AC PROTECTION: SHUT DOWN POWER SUPPLY WHEN AC MAINS VOLTAGE IS OUTSIDE OPERATING RANGE
- CLIP LIMITER: PREVENTS SEVERELY CLIPPED WAVEFORMS FROM REACHING LOUDSPEAKERS, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING FULL PEAK POWER OUTPUT
- DC PROTECTION: PROTECTS AGAINST INFRASONIC SIGNAL AT THE OUTPUTS
- VHF PROTECTIONS: PROTECTS THE LOUDSPEAKERS AGAINST NON AUDIBLE, STRONG, NON MUSICAL HIGH FREQUENCY SIGNALS
- SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION: PROTECTS THE AMPLIFIER FROM SHORT CIRCUIT OR OTHER STRESSFUL EVENTS FOR THE OUTPUT CIRCUITS WITH AUTOMATIC PROTECTION RESET
- LONG TERM LIMITER: PROTECTS THE LOUDSPEAKER AGAINST STEADY LONG TERM RMS (NON AUDIO) SIGNALS REDUCING MAXIMUM OUTPUT
- THERMAL PROTECTION: OUTPUT STAGES OPERATING TEMPERATURE UP TO 80 °C (176 °F)
- TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CONTINOUS VARIABLE SPEED FAN, FRONT TO BACK AIRFLOW
- TEMPERATURE FORECAST WITH LCD TRACED HISTORICAL BEHAVIOUR

GENERAL:
- FIXED FREQUENCY SWITCHMODE OUTPUT STAGE FOR HIGH GRADE SOUND ACCURACY
- COMPACT SIZE - ALL MODELS ONLY 1 RU FOR REDUCED RACK COST AND SPACE
- LIGHT WEIGHT - FOR EASIER RACKING AND SHIPPING: 12 KG (26.5 LBS) ACCORDING TO CONFIGURATION
- COMBO XLR/6.3MM JACK NEUTRIK INPUT CONNECTORS WITH LINK CAPABILITY
- AES3 DIGITAL INPUT*

SETTINGS:
- LCD MATRIX INTERACTIVE DISPLAY
- COMPREHENSIVE-USER FRIENDLY FRONT PANEL DISPLAY MENU
- BUILT-IN DEFEATABLE CLIP LIMITERS FOR EACH CHANNEL
- DIGITAL GAIN-ATTENUATOR CONTROL
- DEFEATABLE GATE SELECTION FOR EACH CHANNEL
- USER SELECTABLE GAIN/SENSITIVITY
- USER SELECTABLE MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER FOR EACH CHANNEL
- USER SELECTABLE MAXIMUM MAINS CURRENT DRAW
- LOCKABLE SET-UP BY USER SELECTABLE ACCESS KEY CODE
- BUILT IN REMOTE CONTROL VIA THE RS-485 INTERFACE PROVIDES FULL DIAGNOSTIC, OPERATIONAL SETTING AND SYSTEM MONITORING

MONITORING:
- HARDWARE MONITOR AVAILABLE FOR FAST LOCAL DIAGNOSTIC
- LOAD IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT / DISPLAY FOR EACH CHANNEL
- OUTPUT POWER MEASUREMENTS / DISPLAY FOR EACH CHANNEL
- MAINS VOLTAGE AND CURRENT MEASUREMENTS / DISPLAY
- DOWNLOADABLE LOG FILE OF FUNCTIONAL FAULT EVENTS WITH TIME RELATED TRACE
- SMART CARD SETTINGS, PARAMETERS AND UPGRADES FUNCTIONALITY

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING*:
- ANALOG DEVICES SHARC® DSP ARCHITECTURE
- AD/DA CONVERTER: DUAL 24BIT @ 96 KHZ TANDEM® ARCHITECTURE, 127 DB DYNAMIC RANGE, PER CHANNEL
- INPUT/OUTPUT INDEPENDENT EQUALIZERS PER CHANNEL PROVIDING PEQ, RAISED COSINE, SHELVING IIR FILTERS AS WELL AS CUSTOM OUTPUT FIR FILTERS
- DELAY UP TO 1 S FOR TIME ALIGNMENT
- ACTIVE DAMPINGCONTROL™ FOR CABLE COMPENSATION
- POWER LIMITER (TRUEPOWER™, RMS VOLTAGE, RMS CURRENT) + PEAK LIMITER

REMOTE MANAGEMENT*:
- CONTROL AND MONITORING THROUGH ARMONÍA PRO AUDIO SUITE™
- INTERFACE AVAILABLE FOR MEDIAMATRIX, CRESTRON, AMXCONTROL, Q-SYS AND MONITORING SYSTEMS


MADE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF SOUND REINFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS, THE K8 REPRESENTS A VERY POPULAR POWER RANGE. OCCUPYING NO MORE THAN A SINGLE RACK SPACE, IT IS A CLASSIC POWER SOURCE FOR MID-SIZED TOURING SYSTEMS, AND A SAFE INVESTMENT AS WELL: PER STEP-UP CARD A K8 CAN BE UPGRADED TO BECOME A K10 – MORE POWER WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE AMPLIFIER.

IN USE WORLDWIDE BY LEADING TOURING AND EVENT SOUND COMPANIES, K SERIES IS PREFERRED AMONG THE TOP RANKING SYSTEM DESIGNERS, SOUND ENGINEERS, AND SYSTEM TECHS ON THE ROAD FOR MAKING THEIR LIVES EASIER, GIVING THEM RELIABLE PREMIER-GRADE POWER AND HEADROOM IN THE SMALLEST POSSIBLE PACKAGE SIZE.

FULLY DIGITALLY CONTROLLED AND WITH A SERIAL PC COMMUNICATION PORT AS STANDARD, THE K8 IS ALSO AVAILABLE WITH KDSP BOARD AND KAESOP ETHERNET/AES3 INTERFACE: THE K8 DSP+AESOP AMOUNTS TO A FULLY INTEGRATED, HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED YET EASY TO USE POWER SOURCE INCLUDING STATE-OF-THE-ART SOUND SHAPING AND SYSTEM MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES, REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE VIA POWERSOFT'S ARMONÍA PRO AUDIO SUITE™ (INTERFACE AVAILABLE FOR MEDIAMATRIX, CRESTRON, AMX, Q-SYS CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEMS).

EXTRAS: COMES WITH CPC CONNECTOR POWER TAIL

MODIFICATIONS: N/A

HISTORY: INSTALLED IN A VENUE FOR 5 YEARS, PULLED FROM WORKING INSTALLATION. NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOURING.

COMMENTS: MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE (SMALL SCRATCHES ON TOP/BOTTOM).

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED