Power Amplifier Reviews

Trinnov Amplitude16 16-Channel Power Amplifier Review Specs

Specs
POWER OUTPUT: 200 watts (8 ohms), 400 watts (4 ohms), 800 watts bridged (8 ohms), 1,000 watts bridged (4 ohms), one channel driven (1kHz, <0.1% THD+N); 2,800 watts total output, all channels driven
AUDIO INPUTS: DB-25/Tascam analog pinout (2)
AUDIO OUTPUTS: Multiway binding posts (16 pair)
ADDITIONAL: 12v trigger in/out; dual power inlets; audio over IP optional
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD, inches): 19 x 5.2” x 17.8 (including rack ears)
WEIGHT (pounds): 45.3

Company Info
Trinnov
310-572-1070, 860-833-4400
trinnov.com
COMPANY INFO
Trinnov
860-833-4400
trinnov.com
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COMMENTS
jeff-henning's picture
Submitted by jeff-henning on August 13, 2022 - 9:13am

Two thoughts:

• You get the best performance by having your amp(s) as close to the speakers as possible. Even in a small home theater, you might have speaker runs of more than 20 feet for rear speakers with this amp. I realize that in an Atmos set up, having amps mounted to the ceiling isn't practical, but on floor standing speakers, using small mono blocks right near the speakers is going to work better. Active speakers can be even better. Also, using multiple powered subs is a better option than passives.

• Unless you have the most inefficient speakers on the planet in your home theater, 200 watts is way too much power for surround speakers. If you are using subs, 50 watts for the surround speakers is more than enough.

I don't doubt that this is a really good sounding amp. I just don't see a use for it.

David Vaughn's picture
Submitted by David Vaughn on August 14, 2022 - 10:53am

You're obviously not a fan of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor....more power is never a bad thing!

jeff-henning's picture
Submitted by jeff-henning on August 15, 2022 - 4:40pm

...but, when it comes to amps, you need to work with in the envelope of what the speakers can handle.

Hey, three of the amps in my HT are ICEpower amps from Emotiva (center and surrounds). I expected these $300 amps to be noisy or grainy. Neither was true. Sticking my ear right up to the LS50's they're driving revealed almost no noise from the coincident driver. I was very pleasantly surprised.

Since I have 4 Rythmik 300 Watt, 12" servo subs, none of those tiny speakers work hard with a 170Hz crossover.

No one that would audition my system would think it doesn't sound pretty fantastic for it's $15K price tag.

Unfortunately, Emotiva discontinued the Stealth PAF-1 mono amps about a year after introduction. Damn shame since they really do punch way above their weight class.

NEURON Acoustic's picture
Submitted by NEURON Acoustic on August 21, 2022 - 1:53am

When I read the comments in the Sound&Vision report, I couldn't help but be amazed at the ignorance that some people appear to have and write nonsense about. We used a set with altitude and amplitude in the laboratory for loudspeaker development and in the private home cinema as well, I can only say "excellent" in all respects and what the quoted performance in relation to loudspeakers or surround was written in the comment, the amplitude adapts to the retrieval of the surrounds accordingly. Ergo - too much power for a power amp never hurts, rather the other way around if the speakers have too high demands in watts etc. and the power amp is designed too weak. We made room for the amplitude and retired three power amplifiers (Yamaha MX-A5200 + 2 x Rotel Michi S5)!

NEURON Acoustic's picture
Submitted by NEURON Acoustic on August 21, 2022 - 1:57am

You write nonsense and one notices that you have no experience of the subject!

mars2k's picture
Submitted by mars2k on August 13, 2022 - 9:27am

Which ATI amp were you using NCore? If so that of course explains thew weight delta. NCores have some impressive toroidal transformers. I'm assuming the Trinov amp were switching amps.

David Vaughn's picture
Submitted by David Vaughn on August 13, 2022 - 3:44pm

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/ati-at527nc-and-at524nc-amplifier...

NEURON Acoustic's picture
Submitted by NEURON Acoustic on August 21, 2022 - 1:59am

By nonsense I mean Jeff-Henning

Ted Driver 604's picture
Submitted by Ted Driver 604 on August 24, 2022 - 3:52pm

I take it the 145 degrees is Fahrenheit. At maximum power output of 2800 Watts, I would expect that one would need two dedicated power outlets?

David Vaughn's picture
Submitted by David Vaughn on December 3, 2022 - 10:07am
Correct...I used two dedicated 20 Amp lines (I had two individual lines run to my rack years ago for circumstances such as this).
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