The Zanden Audio Model 9500

Rare is the amplifier that can capture the delicate beauty of Mozart's symphony #40. Still rarer is the amplifier that can capture the explosive dynamics of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Rarest of all is the Zanden 9500, an amplifier that can do both. Feel the power...awed by the beauty.

The Model 9500 mono-block amplifiers utilize one of the most linear vacuum tubes available: the 845. The 845 possess the tonality of the 300B and the power of the KT88. The result is 60 watts of pure class A tube power!

The 9500 amplifiers utilize a unique 3-stage push-pull circuit. An inter-stage transformer is used between the 2nd and 3rd stages to achieve optimum performance from the 845 vacuum tube. Rectifier tubes are used in the power supply.

Balanced and unbalanced inputs are standard, as well as an IEC power cord receptacle. A D.A.C.T. stepped attenuator is located on the rear panel of each unit. The cover is constructed of brushed stainless steel. The front and rear panels are made of stainless steel polished to a mirror finish and brushed aluminum. The base is aluminum.

"What is most impressive, an extension of separation these amps achieve, is the extent to which each instrument or voice maintains its individual energy level and harmonic identity, irrespective of the intensity or level of the whole." Roy Gregory, Issue 43 HiFi +

Specification (per monoblock)

Input Impedance:	10k ohm
Output Load Impedance:	2 ohm, 4 ohm, 8 ohm
Nominal Power:	60W (class A)
Frequency Response:	6Hz -- 50KHz (-3dB)
Tube Complement:	(2) 845 (2) 5687WB (1) 6X4 (2) 5U4GB
Dimensions:	320(W)/440(H)/450(D)
Specifications subject to change without notice.

Our Opinon

Zanden 9500 does not have a lot of power and need a fairly efficient speaker like the Kharma's or Peak Consult. It can drive the Acapella's but will not let the speakers perform to their best. If you search the web you will find many shows with the Zanden driving either the Peak or Kharma Speakers with great success.

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"...Previously, if someone had offered to replace my record players and record collection wholesale with CDs and a player of my choice, I'd have questioned their sanity and then shown them the door. Now I'd have to consider that offer seriously. That's how big a step the Zanden digital electronics represent. They don't sound like any CD player I've ever heard before. They sound better. They don't sound like any turntable either - they're different. In many ways, they've redefined my expectations of recorded music. Just when you thought CD was dying if not exactly dead, Zanden have brought it back to real breathing life -- somewhere it's never been before -- and that's good news for all of us ..."

Roy Gregory, HiFi+, March 2005


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