More and more and more of a good thing. When it comes to power amps, it's all about power, reliability and price. Thankfully, TAPCO's new Juice Series—the J-800, J-1400 and J-2500—delivers on all fronts.
In developing these amps, TAPCO devised a rigorous power amp test, which was literally un-passable by dozens of name-brand amps on the market today. Their new Juice Series passed the test with flying colors. Pure Premium Power! So you won't have to worry—they deliver gobs of power and maintain their high quality sound for volumes ranging from quiet to cranked.
The front-panel includes a volume control and bright Signal Presence and Overload LEDs for each channel.
A tour around the back will reveal a Mode Select switch for mono/stereo/bridged mono operation, a 30Hz Subsonic Filter for eliminating the lowest of the low frequencies, plus a main breaker and Clip Limiter circuit for amplifier and loudspeaker protection. Balanced ¼-inch and XLR inputs plus separate binding post and Speakon® outputs for fast setup and no hunting for adapters.
TAPCO Juice Series Power Amplifier Specifications
Power Bandwidth:- 5 Hz to 50 kHz (+0, -3 dB)
Frequency Response:- 25 Hz to 25 kHz (+0, -1 dB)
Distortion:THD and SMPTE IMD; 20Hz to 20kHz < 0.03% @ 8 ohms
Signal-to-Noise Ratio: > 100 dB below rated power into 4 ohms
Channel Separation: > 90 dB @ 1 kHz
Damping Factor: > 300 @ 1 kHz and below
Input Impedance
20 kO balanced
10 kO unbalanced
Input Sensitivity: 1.15 V (+3.4 dBu) for rated power into 4 ohms
Gain
J·800: 30 dB
J·1400: 32 dB
J·2500: 34 dB
Maximum Input Level: 9.75 Vrms (+22 dBu)
Turn On Delay: 2.5 seconds
Subsonic Filter: 9 dB @ 30 Hz
Cooling
Dual variable-speed fans with back to front airflow
Indicators
Channels A and B
SIG (Signal Present), OL (Overload)
POWER
| Current Consumption |
J•800 |
J•1400 |
J•2500 |
| Idle |
0.5 A |
0.5 A |
1.0 A |
| Musical Program @ 8½ |
3.9 A |
5.1 A |
8.1 A |
| Musical Program @ 4½ |
5.0 A |
6.7 A |
10.0 A |
| Musical Program @ 2½ |
7.0 A |
10.6 A |
17.2 A |
Physical Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in/89 mm
Width: 19.0 in/483 mm
Depth: 15.7 in/400 mm
Weight
J•800: 43.6 lb/19.8 kg
J•1400: 48.5 lb/22.0 kg
J•2500: 56.2 lb/25.5 kg
