Cinepro 3K-6se3 Silver

Specifications:

Power: 425 Watts RMS Per Channel x 6 at 8 Ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz; 700 Watts RMS at 4 Ohms; 1200 Watts RMS Per Channel x 3 Mono Bridged

MFR: 3 Hz - 185 kHz � 3 dB

THD: 0.15% at Full Output

Input Impedance: 30 k Ohms; Balanced XLR and Unbalanced RCA Input Jacks

Size: 8" H x 19" W x 16" D

Weight: 86 Pounds

Introduction

These days, it is easy to spend a ton of money on a processor, receiver, power amplifier, cables, and speakers. And, I mean you can spend six figures. The problem is how much improvement do you get for the top dollar item vs. mid-hi-fi stuff? In some cases, you get plenty, while with others, maybe not so much. Sometimes, even the chassis of a high-performance product can be thousands of dollars in the MSRP. Well, Cinepro is here with a fantastic muscle amp that is a top performer, with parts quality of products costing several times more, and maybe even a few things the others don't have, such as gold plated circuit boards.

The Design

The Cinepro 3k6 SE Gold is a six-channel, 425 watt per channel (into 8 Ohms), power amplifier that just begs to be in your home theater. Their multi-channel amps have been very popular with professional installers for some time, hence the name Cinepro, which does have the ring of the pro market. At 425 watts per channel, the 3k6 is probably the most powerful multi-channel amplifier in the world. And, these 425 watts have the power supply to back them up. A huge 4.2 kW toroidal power transformer delivers � 95 volts to six 25,000 �F capacitors, for 677 joules of energy storage. That is one big power supply! There are three voltage gain stages, and the output stage of each channel has fourteen 250 watt bipolar transistors. LEDs on the front panel light up for each channel when there is a signal, and there is an additional LED for each channel in the situation where you overdrive the amplifier. I never encountered such a situation, even with electrostatic speakers, so I think the only purpose they would serve is to make you feel more secure when cranking a Stallone movie.