{"id":167024,"date":"2023-08-07T13:11:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=167024"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:56:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:56:06","slug":"dvas-model2-balanced-headphone-power-amplifier-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/dvas-model2-balanced-headphone-power-amplifier-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"DVAS Model2: Balanced headphone power amplifier unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese company\u00a0DVAS\u00a0has presented a very unusual component &#8211; a power amplifier &#8230; for headphones!\u00a0The company believes that personal audio deserves a component approach when building an audio system, so a separate power amplifier has a right to exist.\u00a0This is how the fully analog\u00a0Model\u00a02\u00a0amplifier was born , made in a balanced concept.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/50_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Traditionally for DVAS, only the highest quality components are used in the Model2 design and surface mounting is used.\u00a0The amplifier circuit is balanced, differential, without the use of negative feedback.\u00a0The amplifier develops up to 3.5 watts in each channel when operating on a load with a nominal resistance of 32 ohms.<\/p>\n<p>The DVAS Model2 power supply uses a total of five transformers, including a 260VA toroidal power transformer, as well as a separate transformer for the control system.\u00a0Signal losses are reduced by using Teflon-coated pure silver solid cores in the signal circuits.\u00a0Three high-quality Teflon-insulated XLR connectors with a molded housing are provided for connecting headphones.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/51_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The dimensions of the DVAS Model2 amplifier are 430 x 112 x 330 mm (W x H x D).\u00a0Weight &#8211; 17 kg.\u00a0The amp is made only under the order. The company will start accepting orders from September 1st.\u00a0The recommended retail price of the\u00a0DVAS\u00a0Model\u00a02\u00a0amplifier in Japan is\u00a0990 thousand yen , which at the current exchange rate approximately corresponds to $7000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese company\u00a0DVAS\u00a0has presented a very unusual component &#8211; a power amplifier &#8230; for headphones!\u00a0The company believes that personal audio deserves a component approach when building an audio system, so a separate power amplifier has a right to exist.\u00a0This is how the fully analog\u00a0Model\u00a02\u00a0amplifier was born , made in a balanced concept. Traditionally for DVAS, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/dvas-model2-balanced-headphone-power-amplifier-unveiled\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":167025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-167024","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}