Classe audio m 700 brochure

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Technology Reflected in Music

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Classé Seven-Hundred FEATURESAND SPECIFICATIONS:

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz+/-0.1 dB
Sensitivity for Rated Output: 1.2Volts

Input Impedance: 70 Kohms

S/N Ratio: 100 dB

T.H.D. & I.M. Distortion: 0.1%

Rated Output:

8 Ohms Mono: 700 Watts

4 Ohms Mono: 1400 Watts

Power Consumption (idle): 300 Watts

Dimensions: 19x l 7 l/2"x 7 l/4"

Shipping Weight: 70 lbs.

Type of Inputs: Both Balanced And Single Ended
Standard Finishes: Satin Black, and Soft Shadow Silver.

The Classé Seven-Hundred brings together world leading levels of engineering, highest
quality parts and materials, and a never ending love for music, providing an unsutpassed blend
of technology, musical performance and value, while retaining the classic Classé look, feel, and
individuality.

The Seven-Hundred employs sophisticated circuitry using reference quality parts including
one percent custom metal-film resistors, polystyrene and polypropylene capacitors, leading-
edge printed circuit boards incorporating specially designed Classe UHC transfer charac-
teristics, and Classé custom designed switches and relays with special contacts, providing quiet
trouble free operation.

The Seven-Hundred incorporates a massive custom toroidal transformer providing a
voltage-current ratio that removes the restraints ofineflicient loudspeakers, low impedances,
and larger listening rooms, providing dramatic lifelike dynamics, detail, and resolution, in an effortless easy to listen to natural fashion.

The main storage filtering is handled by large custom made capacitors totalling 100,000 UF filter capacitance, and features proprietary Classe
ultrasonic filtering of both the main output transistor stage, as well as the local supply to the low level differential amplifier stages.

Special custom designed heat sinks by Classe efliciently maintain lower output transistor case temperatures, allowing ultra high current and
voltage with a reduced number of devices, resulting in a faster and truly transparent response as well as total freedom ofdynamic contrasts.

Both balanced and single ended operation are standard features.

Extensive research into mechanical isolation of sensitive signal path circuitry, as well as controlled impedances and voltages, dramatically
reduced vibrations causing microphonics, resulting in previously unattainable levels of transparency, resolution ofdetail, soundstagefbcus, and a
clean natural timbre and harmonics.

Unprecedented state of the art music reproduction, and levels of natural musical excitement of the Classé Seven-Hundred have created an im-
mediate stir, from stereo publications and showrooms worldwide, to the most demanding audio critics and devoted music lovers alike, thus reinforcing
Classe 5 philosophy of repeated listening design sessions, and years ofmusicalfine tuning necessary to approach the harmonics of music, typically
achieved with only the finest quality musical instruments.

Whether judged by its sonic merit or its handcrafted quality, the Classé Seven-Hundred is clearly a re erence quality product capable of
complimenting the finest audio system,

Classé Audio Inc., 9414 Cote de Liesse Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H8T 1A1 Tel. .~ (514) 6366384 Fax: (514) 636-1428