Daniel Hertz Maria 800 integrated amplifier
Mark Levinson personally designed the Maria 800 to enable no compromise bi-amplified systems or be operated in bridge mode to deliver 800 watts per channel. The Maria 800 has fully programmable active crossovers with laboratory grade algorithms that enable the precision tuning in .1dB increments required for bi-amplifying the Chiara, M4 and M1 Reference speakers without compromise.
Daniel Hertz Mighty Cat™ Audio Chip with C-Wave™.
3 analog inputs (1 meg ohms), USB, coax, wi-fi - Bluetooth.
Digital to analog converter, no separate DAC.
4 Channels with active crossovers for Bi-Amplification.
350 Watts per channel (8 ohms).
500 Watts per channel (4 ohms).
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled.
Internal tunable Headphone amplifier.
Custom Daniel Hertz speaker connectors.
Hand-built mirror black finished Perspex chassis.
Hand-polished stainless steel knobs and buttons.
Mark Levinson personally designed the Maria 800 to enable no compromise bi-amplified systems or be operated in bridge mode to deliver 800 watts per channel. The Maria 800 has fully programmable active crossovers with laboratory grade algorithms that enable the precision tuning in .1dB increments required for bi-amplifying the Chiara, M4 and M1 Reference speakers without compromise.
Daniel Hertz Mighty Cat™ Audio Chip with C-Wave™.
3 analog inputs (1 meg ohms), USB, coax, wi-fi - Bluetooth.
Digital to analog converter, no separate DAC.
4 Channels with active crossovers for Bi-Amplification.
350 Watts per channel (8 ohms).
500 Watts per channel (4 ohms).
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled.
Internal tunable Headphone amplifier.
Custom Daniel Hertz speaker connectors.
Hand-built mirror black finished Perspex chassis.
Hand-polished stainless steel knobs and buttons.
Description
Powered by the exclusive Daniel Hertz Mighty Cat® Audio Chip with C-Wave technology that delivers sound better than pure analogue from any digital music, including streaming. It is a DAC with analogue power output that has a native resolution of 384kHz. Mighty Cat® has the most elegant and shortest signal path possible, eliminating signal degradation by multiple chassis systems with many meters of cable, power supplies and loading issues.
Mighty Cat® has no audible noise. High output current and low output impedance enable Mighty Cat® to drive all high quality speakers with ease. Power supply regulation, a rare and costly feature of only a few pure analogue amplifiers, is provided by a state-of-the art SMPS (switching mode power supply), enabling rock solid bass, astonishing punch and dynamics, and pin point imaging. 3 analogue inputs have one megohm input impedance, an innovation introduced by Mark Levinson, which eliminates loading of analogue source devices. The Maria 350’s digital inputs include Wi-Fi (Airplay), Bluetooth, digital coaxial, and USB Audio 2.0 for connection of a Mac/PC or audiophile streamer/music server.
The Maria 800 is as new on the outside as it is on the inside. Made in Venice, Italy, Maria’s chassis is made of hand-assembled art-grade black mirror finish Perspex panels, with hand-polished stainless steel knobs and buttons. Typical amplifiers made of anodized aluminum have the look of an appliance. The Maria Amplifiers are closer to the quality of fine jewelry.
Maria’s chassis is artisan made, not industrially produced, and is at home with luxury home interiors and architecturally designed spaces. Daniel Hertz is the only audio company that designs and builds its own speaker connectors. They are made from machined Delrin® and brass with a speaker connector tightening tool made from Delrin® and stainless steel.
Specifications
Power output, four channels:
200W per channel at 8 ohms.
400W per channel at 4 ohms.
Frequency response: 5 Hz - 30 kHz
Native resolution: 384 kHz PWM, 3ns
AC Power input: 90V - 250 V
Dimensions:
Height: 110mm (4.33’’)
Width: 430mm (16.93’’)
Depth: 330mm (12.99’’)
Weight: 6kg (13 lbs)
Fuse: 15 A
Digital inputs:
Bluetooth, digital coaxial, USB Audio 2.0, WIFI
Bluetooth (wireless): 24 bit, 48 kHz
Digital Coaxial: 24 bit, 192 kHz
USB Audio Class 2.0: 24 bit, 192 kHz
Analog inputs: stereo RCA, 3 pairs with 1 megohms input impedance
Analog outputs:
Left and right channel speaker outputs via Daniel Hertz speaker connectors.
Headphone output via front panel 1/4" phone jack.
Active crossovers:
Left and right high pass
Left and right high pass
Fully programmable crossover frequencies, slopes, levels, and time delays. Resolution in steps of .1dB.
