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Features
- Class TD amplifier, switched mode power supply
- Compact 2 rack unit format, 10 kg weight
- Suitable for touring or fixed installation
- 2x 2300 W into 4 ohms
- Regulated power supply
- Electronically balanced inputs
- LED indicators show output voltage and headroom
- Output Intercooler and proportional speed fans
- Protection: VHF, DC, short circuit, thermal, clip
The LA48a is a compact, light-weight power amplifier (2 rack units high,
10 kg) designed for high performance touring and fixed installation.
Primarily intended for powering V-DOSC and SB218 subwoofers,
the LA48a is capable of providing up to 2900 watts per channel into 2 ohms. The LA48a can also be configured to match the power delivered to a wide range of impedance loads using Minimum Load Select (MLS) switches, allowing the amplifier to be customized to suit a variety of L-ACOUSTICS loudspeaker models and applications.
The switch-mode power supply (SMPS) employed in the LA48a is a modern solution to the weight and size problem. With SMPS technology, it is possible to use ferrite transformers instead of the heavy iron transformers and large electrolytic capacitors that are typical of conventional power amplifiers. Combined with the heat dissipation efficiency of the patented Intercooler® system, this results in a weight reduction of up to 60% when compared with conventional amplifiers of similar power ratings.
Earlier attempts at using SMPS technology for audio were less than impressive since they directly adopted the type of supply found in computers. The LA48a is different since a regulated SMPS has been implemented using push pull conversion without current limiting on the secondary side of the switching transformer. Instead, sense windings inject a magnetic pulse from the AC line during a pulse time segment which is separate from the output charge current pulse. The net result is a power supply with performance characteristics that are the same as a conventional power supply and capable of delivering high peak power, tight bass and detailed transient response.
Using SMPS technology it is also easy to stabilize the DC-rail voltage allowing the LA48a to deliver full power over a range of up to 20% supply voltage swings and at any AC mains frequency from DC to 400 Hz. This stabilization is obtained by controlling the magnetic energy in the ferrite transformer with pulse width processing and magnetic flux sense windings.
The LA48a has an upgraded version of the switched mode output stage from the LA 24a where the power transistors are cooled by a patented heatsink system termed the Intercooler®. Bipolar output devices are directly mounted onto a copper heat sink for improved heat transfer. The heat sink is then mounted horizontally in front of a pressure chamber that is created by two variable speed cooling fans. Specially designed thermal feedback circuitry protects against thermal breakdown and advanced linear active filtering is employed to reduce carrier noise and distortion in accordance with the strictest of EMC and RFI standards.
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LA48a and LA24a Specsheet
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