Harman Kardon CITATION 16A Owners Manual
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- Harman Kardon CITATION 16A | Owners Manual - Page 1
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Harman Kardon has improved an already superb power amplifier. The Citation 16 has been hailed as rock-stable and capable of handling any speaker load with ease. Why then a new Citation 16? • New understandings. About the nature of distortion. About the sonic differences that exist among amplifiers - Harman Kardon CITATION 16A | Owners Manual - Page 3
r7 3 C) O 0 IMM HEM ZEM WM L ,- -j_=1 1 Crossover distortion (enlarged) Citation 16 (series A) L 0.1 watt output Crossover Distortion Most transistor power amplifiers are designed for class AB operation. They operate in class A until approximately 0.1 watt output and in class B at higher - Harman Kardon CITATION 16A | Owners Manual - Page 4
conditions, Citation 16 (series A) TIM components are better than -80dB below full output. 0- i0 ;)0 10 Transient Intermodulation Distortion One of the major developments in high fidelity design was the discovery of the beneficial effects of applying negative feedback to amplifier circuits. The - Harman Kardon CITATION 16A | Owners Manual - Page 5
all Because:of the clOSe prOiMitY orthe. circuit elements, they cannot provide the same degree of electrical and thermal isolation as their discrete counterparts. The Citation 16 used an integrat circuit in each channel of, its input stage. This IC has been Teplac .in the - Harman Kardon CITATION 16A | Owners Manual - Page 6
been associated with Citation components: twin-power, wide bandwidth, unexcelled square wave response, phase linearity and heavy-duty construction. It adds extended class A operation, low feedback design and discrete components throughout. The result is a refined, high power amplifier that listens
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