*** EA iAMP Pro *** GOTTA SEE THIS!!!

ive always loved EA heads...i might find myself cheating on my SD800 with one of those after its out and i can get some feedback..

 

Looks like the primary change is they went to a switching power supply to get the weight down. Front end is identical to the original, which I guess is a good or bad thing depending on how you feel about the sound of these amps

It will be interesting to see the final power rating... will it be 600 per side, with no bridging capability, like the new Shuttle 12, or bridged only into 8ohms like the Puma1000? My guess would be that this will not be the standard 'watts into 4ohm thing'.

 

niiiiiice,

always love the NAMM season.

 

would liked to have seen the tuner come back

 

I always thought EA amps looked butt ugly, but this one gave me a boner.

 

+1. My old iAmp600 isn't worried........

 

And along with this there's the new Micro and Doubler. So they have essentially re vamped the entire line with switching power supply amps. The Doubler has the only visible signs of an overhaul or design change the Micro is a higher power version of the original. I do like the brushed aluminum face. Pics below

 

Looks like it says 4 ohms 1200 watts, 8 ohms 600 watts next to the Speakons.

 

wow,

really digging the brushed aluminum faceplate.

just kinda wish one of the channels had a variable mid option like the epifani heads. works wonders in dealing w/ boomy uprights in bad rooms.

 

The tuner apparently caused them problems or Sabine wouldn't give them a good deal on them any longer - I can't remember exactly... hence its absence...

Thank goodness they moved away from those blasted plastic jack nuts... three have snapped on my iAmp350 over the years...

 

1200W @ 9 pounds for $1195...

OMG

 

I guess I am the only one who preferred the old look. This looks like a 70s stereo, not a bass amp IMHO

But 1,200W for basically $1,200.... not bad

 

You're welcome

 

I like the look of the "Pro" as well as my iAmp800, but I wish at least a few of the controls were illuminated so I'd be able to tell if they're active at a glance, e.g., the "Mute" and EQ bypass. When I'm using the iAmp with DB, I'd also like it to have variable input impedance and a parametric notch filter.

I'm eager to test drive the new "Pro" and hear how its available power compares to the iAmp800; I love the sound of my 800, but it doesn't have enough power for most of my BIG two-cabinet gigs.

 

God, 1,200w, with a preamp, in only 9 pounds?!?!? That's over double the power of my BGW in under a sixth of the weight!

I really need to get a newer poweramp.

 

good stuff, todd.

 

That level lamp atop the inputs - is that to signify signal detection or is that like the old clip light that used to be there?

 

I bet it is the old clip light. I would bet money, and even throw in a beer!, that they are using the same preamp as the iAMP500 since the layout is identical.

EA likes to reuse stuff. The power amp in the iAMP500 is the same as the iAMP800, it just has a less powerful (read cheaper) transformer.

I wouldn't be surprised if the iAMP PRO also uses the same power amp, just with an even more powerful switching power supply.