American Audio has released the new VLP-2500 amplifier. At 2,200W, the VLP-2500 is the biggest and most powerful rack mount amp in American Audio’s VLP Series.
Special features of the VLP-2500 Power Amp include an input sensitivity selector to choose the input level that’s right for your speaker system, as well as a limiter, which puts a ceiling on input levels to protect against speaker damage. A high/low pass filter provides three different ways to let highs pass, lows pass, or both. And a ground lift switch helps reduce interference from other “noisy” electronic sources.
The VLP-2500 can be operated in three different modes: mono bridge, stereo, or parallel mono. It delivers a power output of 1,100W RMS per channel at 4 Ohms, 1kHz, 0.1% THD; 700W RMS per channel at 8 Ohms, 1kHz, 0.1% THD; and 2,200 W RMS per channel at 8 Ohms, 1kHz, 1% THD in mono bridge mode. The amp has frequency response of (+/–05db at rated power, 8 Ohms): 20Hz–20K Hz. Total Harmonic Distortion is less than 0.5% (20Hz–20K Hz at 8 Ohms). The VLP-2500 has a slew rate of 20V per usec, and Impedance is 20 Ohms balanced / 10 Ohms unbalanced.
The VLP-2500 comes equipped with an efficient cooling system consisting of two individual high-speed fans. Designed for mobile use, the two-rack-space unit is compact and lightweight. It weighs 50 lbs. and measures 17.75”L x 19”W x 3.5”H. The front panel provides four holes to screw the unit into a rack. There is also a way to rear-mount the unit for extra security.
Freret continues, “Like the rest of the models in our extremely popular VLP Series, this unit doesn’t have a lot of fancy bells and whistles—it’s just a solid amp that delivers incredible volume as well as reliable, superlative performance day in and day out.”