Solid State Power Amp Reviews

darTZeel NHB-458 monoblock amplifier Specifications

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Description: Solid-state monoblock power amplifier. Inputs: unbalanced voltage-mode (RCA), unbalanced Zeel (BNC), balanced (XLR). Output power: 450W (26.5dBW) (850W peak) into 8 ohms, 800W (26dBW) (1700W peak) into 4 ohms, 1000W (24dBW) (1800W peak) into 2 ohms (software limited). Voltage gain (user selectable): 26 or 32dB into 8 ohms. Input impedance: >30k ohms, 5Hz–200kHz (RCA); 50 ohms, ±1 ohm (Zeel); 10k ohms per phase (XLR). Output impedance: <0.28 ohm, 20Hz–20kHz (into 8 ohms). Frequency response: 0.7Hz–700kHz, +0/–3dB; 20Hz–20kHz, +0/–0.2dB. THD: <1%, 7Hz–77kHz. Signal/noise: >115dB, A-weighted, ref. nominal power.
Dimensions: 18" (460mm) H by 11" (277mm) W by 20" (511mm) D. Weight: 154 lbs (70kg).
Serial number of units reviewed: TZ-UA1458.538L/R.
Price: 135,000 Swiss Francs/pair ($144,500/pair at time of going to press). Approximate number of dealers: 9.
Manufacturer: darTZeel Audio SA High End Audio Manufacture, 2 Ch. Louis-Hubert, CH-1213 Petit-Lancy, Geneva, Switzerland. Tel: (41) 22-793-8284. Web: www.darTZeel.com. US distributor: Blue Light Audio, 2725 SW Sherwood Drive, Portland, OR 97201. Tel: (503) 221-0465. Fax: (503) 221-0463. Web: www.bluelightaudio.com.

COMPANY INFO
darTZeel Audio SA High End Audio Manufacture
US distributor: Blue Light Audio
2725 SW Sherwood Drive
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 221-0465
www.bluelightaudio.com
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BarrysConspiracyWorld's picture
Submitted by BarrysConspirac... on August 8, 2012 - 2:21pm

With the $16 Trillion stolen by the elite bankers who brought you "The Fed", over 110,000,000 music loving audiophiles could have a pair of these monoblocks!  OR, the world could be housed and starvation ended AND have enough money left over for as many monoblocks as there are people who would want them.

 

Michael Fremer's picture
Submitted by Michael Fremer on November 21, 2012 - 11:31am

Or you could do something about the "conspiracy" to take land from Native Americans by giving up your home to a nice Navajo family.

hifiluver's picture
Submitted by hifiluver on June 8, 2018 - 5:26pm

rubbish output impedance and too much harmonics for something this price. garbage.

allhifi's picture
Submitted by allhifi on April 27, 2019 - 5:29am

Moments ago, I visited the DartZeel website and discovered it reveals about as much technical information about this thing as this review did -zilch.

What's with this half-baked review ?

Is it (468 mono's) a A/B or 'D' design (output stage) ?

And what adolescent designed this computer-tower ? At least that would be out of the way - and credit duly noted.

I suppose it should be no surprise that the Swiss jump onto the scene when the dollar/value has little relevance.

Soulution, DartZeel -really ?

Why not consider ML or Pass Labs, Spectral, perhaps SimAudio (previous Classe product) ... in fact the list can go on (VTL, Bryston -amps) and on.

Audiophile ALL know system integration is key to great sound; we know full well the DartZeel amp's subjective performance can be skewed/jeopardized by a any number of factors. And similarly, less expensive products' sound can be enhanced (or held-back) by similar considerations.

The point being, either way you flip it/look at it, the same type of performance can be observed either way. In which case, offerings from well-known, established brands from USA/Canada would serve the audiophile just as well -if not better. With local support.

I know where Id put my money, energy and passion.

pj

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