Powersoft Ottocanali 1204 designed to sustain environment
Published: PRODUCTS
Powersoft has unveiled the Ottocanali 1204, a fixed-install 8-channel amplifier delivering 160W per channel at 4-ohms and 80W per channel at 8-ohms, but measuring just 1RU.
According to Powersoft managing director Claudio Lastrucci, the amplifier is designed to ‘sustain our environment while saving costs’.
Despite its small size the amplifier offers optional plug-in output transformers in the shape of BatFormers. These can be inserted through a dedicated lid in the unit’s chassis, thereby converting any one – or all – of the eight channels into a 70V or 100V constant voltage output providing 130 watts each. Channel pairs can also be mono-bridged for more power with lo-Z loads, or run in serial for higher output voltage when equipped with BatFormers.
The Ottocanali also uses a universal switch-mode power supply including Power Factor Correction (PFC) and fixed-frequency Class D output stages to aid low-power consumption and heat dissipation.
Meanwhile, a DSP-loaded version is also available – the Ottocanali 1204 DSP+ETH, which adds DSP functionality on all eight channels plus Ethernet connectivity for control and monitoring through the Armonía Pro Audio Suite PC software. On a network, the DSP version is also compatible with other Powersoft K, M, D, Q models, particularly the Duecanali Series, with Mr Lastrucci adding that the two products are ‘made to perfectly match each other’.
Elsewhere, Powersoft has upgraded the aforementioned Armonía Pro Audio Suite with version 2.1.803, which includes an I/O Signal Integrity Monitor feature.
The Monitor has been designed to notify engineers of any system irregularities due to missing input signals or loudspeaker failures, making use of a programmable pilot tone and trigger threshold to eliminate the need for complicated initial measurements. According to the manufacturer, the software will raise an alarm if a single loudspeaker fails, no matter how complex the design in which it sits may be.
Other enhanced features within the update include the manufacturer’s own TruePower limiter, and active DampingControl, which provides compensation for speaker wire current losses.
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