AMR's Philosophy.  Music is one of the oldest, most ubiquitous and fundamental, yet equally most subtle forms of human art, communication and pleasure. Music can be one of our earliest and simplest childhood experiences, yet it also can achieve the breathtaking complexity of a great symphony. It can be as structured as a string quartet or as fluid and improvisational as a jazz solo. It inspires and informs a remarkable range of human senses and movements, from medieval prayer to modern musicals.

Music and dance can be traced back to early ancestors of homo sapiens more than 100,000 years ago and among many so-called primivitive tribal cultures it is the main form of artistic expression. Rhythm, indispensable in dancing, is also a basic element of music. It is natural to beat out the rhythm of the dance with sticks. Music lurks in the corners of everyday life. Hollow objects make notes when struck. Reeds, bamboos and shells whistle and moan when the wind blows into them or if one picks them up and and makes them into a musical instrument. The songs of the lark and nightingale have inspired poets and lovers alike.

Many enjoy music regardless of the quality of the music itself. At AMR, we believe that not only listening to music for enjoyment is as important but that the pursuit of the first-hand experience, its emotional content as much as its sound is almost as important; given that music was first appreciated in the original live form, played by real musicians. Today we have to make do, for the most part, with music that has been recorded and reproduced using technical contraptions.

AMR AM-77 reference class dual mono

Dual-Mono Amplifier Specifictions

Inputs: 5 x RCA   1 x XLR Bal. shared with 1 RCA   1 X iPod® shared with 1 RCA Volume Control: -71dB – 0dB in 1dB steps + Mute Input Sensitivity (IHF 2.83V Out)/Impedance: < 0.05V / >20KOhm Power Output (IHF Dynamic Power): 270 watts per channel at 8 ohm   (FTC): 180 watts per channel at 8 ohm   180 watts per channel at 4 ohm Output impedance: 0.5 ohm, 20-20,000 Hz Frequency Response (-1dB): 10Hz - 50kHz Signal-to-noise ratio 'A' weighted: >100 dB Operational Modes: Integrated amplifier mode   Power amplifier mode   Monoblock option   An unlimited number of AM-77s can synchronised Power consumption: Standby: 50 W   Power on: 95 W   at rated output (4R): 1000 W Power Transformer: 1200 VA Custom Double C Core Power Supply Capacitance: 48,000uF per channel Rated voltage: 90V-135V & 190V-260V AC Colour: Champagne or Titanium Dimensions: 17.9in W by 6.2in H by 18.3in D   46cm W by 16cm H by 47cm D Weight: Amplifier: 90 lbs/ 41 kg   Shipped: 114 lbs/ 52 kg

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This briefly explains why we at AMR are so enthused about music replayed through the highest-quality medium. AMR has embarked upon a journey to develop components that provide the most musically satisfying medium for the playback of music, as it was originally intended.
For AMR, the how, is no less expansive than the why. AMR's diverse background and experiences led it to realise that it was just as important to look to the past as well as the latest to garner the most effective approaches to developing the most musically satisfying components.

AMR CD-77 reference class CD processor

Compact Disk Processor Specifications

Operation modes: • Direct Master I; no digital or analogue filter   • Direct Master II; no digital filter, anti-sin(x)/(x) analogue filter   • Oversampling 2X   • Oversampling 4X   • Upsampling 96KHz   • Upsampling 192KHz Compact Disk Drive: Custom, Toploading Digital Audio Inputs: 1 x USB interface Analog Outputs: 1 X RCA; 1 X XLR per Channel Output voltage ( Digital Full Scale) : >2V Output Impedance: < 200 Ohm Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20 kHz +0.0, -0.5dB Signal-to-noise ratio 'A' Weighted: > 100 dB Total Harmonic Dist. + Noise ( THD +N ): <0.3% Dynamic range: >90 dB Channel separation: >100 dB Power consumption: Standby: 45 W   Power on: 90W Rated voltage: 90V-135V & 190V-260V AC Colour: Champagne or Titanium Dimensions: 17.9in W by 6.2in H by 18.3in D   46cm W by 16cm H by 47cm D Weight: CD Processor: 77 lbs/35 kg   Shipped: 101.5 lbs/ 46 kg

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These perspectives go some way to explain why AMR components offer a technological fusion of the vey best of past and leading-edge designs, circuits and components. There was a method in our approach which may at times seem just an amalgam, but to be sure, performance was the mandate in developing components that recreate recorded music to the highest degree of realism and emotional involvement.

 

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