New integrated amp/pre-amp for 2014

[Kippyy]

Industry awards and new Momentum integrated amp highlight D’Agostino LLC plans for 2014 International CES

CAVE CREEK, AZ, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 — At International CES, January 7-10, 2014, in Venetian Hotel suite 29-223, Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems will be debuting its new Momentum integrated amplifier and celebrating many recent honors from industry publications and organizations. The company invites and encourages CES attendees to visit the Venetian suite to audition its latest products.
The Momentum integrated amplifier brings many of the technologies from the Momentum amplifiers and preamplifier to a broader market. From the front, the integrated amp closely resembles with Momentum preamp, with the same illuminated indicator dial inspired by Swiss watches. Like the preamp, the integrated amp offers six balanced XLR inputs. It also continues the preamp’s bypassable tone controls for bass and treble, so the sound can be adjusted to suit the recording, the room or the other equipment in the system, all without affecting fundamental audio quality and musicality.
Using the same essential design concepts as the original Momentum amplifiers, the Momentum integrated amp delivers 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 400 watts per channel into 4 ohms, both rated conservatively. Like the originals, the integrated draws less than 1 watt of power in standby mode, and employs 1% metal-film resistors, 69 MHz output transistors

[Kippyy]

As I plan to demo the stereo amp soon, I wonder what the potential advantages of this unit would be relative to purchasing the stereo amp and pre-amp as separate components?
I believe Dan will be visiting SF soon, so I'll just ask him!

[two dot]

How much $$$$ ?????

[Kippyy]

Will be announced next year.
I'll try to find out from the man himself when I meet him in SF later this month.

[two dot]

Great, Thanks!!!

[Kippyy]

Spoke to Dan about this unit in SF today. He feels the performance of the integrated unit will be comparable to,but slightly reduced compared to the stereo amp and preamp as separates. He plans to show this unit off at CES.
Another advantage of acquiring these as separate units is that one can then upgrade to mono amps if desired.

[Ritmo]

Thanks for sharing...

[SOA]

Picture of the new integrated amp from D'Agostino

$45000

[wizard]

Dan D'Agostino's long-awaited Momentum Integrated has finally come to fruition. The original plan was to make it a multifunction device with streaming and digital functionality, but the finished product is essentially a combination of circuit boards from the Momentum Preamplifier and Stereo power amplifier in a chassis that's not as deep as the separates but makes up for it with height. This is because the power supply is underneath the distinctive copper-flanked casework. Dan D'Agostino explained that he built the Momentum Integrated because he saw demand for a totally uncompromised integrated amp -- that's why this model has the same transformer as the Momentum Stereo power amplifier and delivers 200Wpc into 8 ohms and 800Wpc into 2 ohms. It has a copper-and-aluminum "thermal engine" to provide cooling. The price is $45,000, and it will begin to ship in March.

[jdandy]

I wonder if Dan designed the tone controls with a detent and true bypass on this new integrated amp?