With a legacy of value-driven power and performance audio products, Anthem brings a new level of sound to high-power amplifiers with the Anthem Statement M1.
The M1 annihilates perceptions that Class D amplifiers aren’t suitable for hi-end sound systems.
The M1 is engineered with advanced load monitoring and power factor correction technology to account for fluctuations in mains voltage, even to as low as 120 Volts. Frequency response is load-independent: the difference in response between a 2-ohm load and an open circuit is only an astounding 0.1 dB, and between 4 ohms and 8 ohms there is no change in frequency response at all. The M1 is also a true ‘double-down’ amplifier with 1000W into 8 ohms and 2000W into 4 ohms, with total harmonic distortion remaining under 0.1% from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
Class D amplifiers provide tremendous value over traditional amps because of their efficient output from a smaller form factor, and the M1 is no different. Occupying only a single rack unit, Anthem designed the new Statement amplifier with a heat pipe cooling system that allows multiple M1s, with feet removed, to be rack-mounted directly on top of one another. Fanless and easy-to-integrate, the M1’s design makes it a serious contender, whether installed in the listening room or in an equipment rack.
Included in the system is a digitally modelled time constant of the circuit interrupter, which does not trip the instant its maximum current is reached. Similar to slow-blow fuses, this feature allows momentary current surges that do not last long enough to result in excessive heat.
The Anthem Statement M1 is available in the UK from November. Additional specifications for the Anthem Statement M1 are:
Power Output continuous, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, <0.1% THD+N
8 Ω. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1000 W
4 Ω. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 W
3 Ω. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2400 W
2 Ω . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >2000 W depending on line voltage regulation
Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz
open circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+/- 0.1 dB
8 Ω. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+/- 0.1 dB
4 Ω. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+/- 0.1 dB
2 Ω. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+/- 0.2 dB
Power Bandwidth 1000 W at 8 Ω . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Hz to 45 kHz
THD+N at 1 kHz, 8 Ω
1 W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 %
10 W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01 %
100 W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <0.03 %
1000 W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <0.06 %
IMD 19 kHz + 20 kHz, CCIF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.003 %
Damping Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 to 1400 depending on frequency