AUSTRALIAN MONITOR K88, K88TX Brochure

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The oldest continent in the world

and the

last

of the true

pioneering

countries, Australia is without doubt the

most arduous, toughest testing

ground

in the world for any sophisticated

'state

of

the art' electro-mecha n ica I

equipment.

Around

3000

miles

coast to coast Australia offers an incredible variety of true 'a ll

terrain'touring conditions.

From

hot tropical rainforests, to the vast

open spaces and rocky dusty roads of the western deserts. Night after

night, town after town, anything

can and does happen: t 15% main's voltage swings,

ultra

high humidity

or an

incredible + 45" C temperature. This

is Australian concert touring at it's most

extreme and the birthplace of

Austra lian Monitor

a m

p

lifiers.

With

a heritage as tough as it

gets

Australian Monitor has developed a

powerful

range

of

amplifiers designed

to

survive not only the severity of the

'Diesel

and Dust'

touring environment,

but

also to

provide

the

'Reference

Standard'

of transparent sonic

integrity

demanded by the industry's

foremost international

audio recording studios.

Whatever

your

requirements Australian

Monitor can help

you.

Our

products

are equally well suited to a variety

of applications :- Broadcast facilities,

CD mastering Lab's, Cinema's, Concert halls, Olympic stadiums, Houses of

worship, Night

clubs. and Theatres. ln fact Australian Monitor equipment can be found in over 38 countries around

the

world.

The K-SERIES

is a

pure

example of Australian Monitor's design

philosophy.

Quality

without

compromise, the

combination of solid mechanical construction, high

performance

electronics and comprehensive functionality.

K-SERIES Features

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2 Unit, heavy duty custom alloy chassis

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Modular construction easy

ma intena nce

Symmetrical layout

-

even

weight

d istribution

High efficiency toroida I

mains transform er

Well reg

u

lated, high

i

energy linea r

power

supply

B

ind

ing

post

or Spea kon

output con nectors

Stereo, bridged and mono

operation

Balanced inputs and buffered attenuators

Optional

plug

in EQ, Limiter and filter modules

Calibrated 21

position

detented attenuators

Fault and status LED indicators

Su

per

efficient cooling system

Twin dual speed fans

Protection Network

Sonic Performance

Exhibiting allthe main criteria required in today's

exceptionally demanding recording

process,

the

Australian Monitor K-5ERlES has fast

established itself

as a

proven

audio standard in world class ultra critical

studio monitoring amplif iers. The main component

of

any monitoring situation

the

K-SERIES

demonstrates

the ultimate in sonic accuracy,

super fast transient

response, solid imaging

and subtle. open, crystalclear

reprod

uction.

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Construction

The K SERIES is also built to last. The 2 unit fully

modular construction is

crafted

from

custom

a lloy extrusions. Multiple

po

int

intercon nection

of the

modules and the

ha rdened steel

pan,

create a robust

and

highly rigid

chassis

a ble to

withstand

the

extremes of

mishandling and abuse

experienced in

intern ationa I concert

touring systems. The

symmetrical

and open layout

yields

even

weiqht d istribution

and total accessibility shou

ld

ma intenance ever be required.

Australian Monitor

provides

a multi-point

maximum

protection

network for both the K-SERIES

amplifier and loudspeaker system. The eight

point

network consists of :- Mains circuit breaker,

lndependent rear

panel

t

power

rail fuses, lnput

muting at turn on, Short

circuit

protection

with LED

indication, lnput

over voltage

protection,

R.F

Interference suppression, Thermal overload

protection

with LED indication, Mains inrush current suppression

and

LED indication.

All K-SERIES circuit designs, layout,

grounding,

decoupling. and componentry have been

optimised to

provide

stability, reliability and of course

longevity, no built in obsolescence from Australian

Monitor.