{"product_id":"audio-analogue-absolute-3-0-vollverstaerker-silber","title":"Audio Analogue ABsolute 3.0 Integrated Amplifier, Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Audio Analogue ABsolute 3.0 is an integrated amplifier from the ABsolute reference line, delivering 300 watts in Class AB without global feedback and controlling volume via an analogue relay-resistor circuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the most powerful reading of the ABsolute idea: preamplifier and power amplifier in one chassis, developed under the AIRTECH signature and hand-built in Italy. Anyone who's tried to lift it out of the box alone knows pretty exactly, afterwards, where the priorities lay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy the ABsolute 3.0?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it brings together two things that usually prefer to exclude each other: headroom and calm. The circuit does without a global feedback loop – nothing straightens the signal out after the fact. The RR volume control doesn't use a potentiometer but switches precisely defined precision resistors via relays: reproducible steps, a short signal path, both channels in lockstep. Three RCA and two XLR inputs take in whatever sources you bring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you'll hear\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat stands out first is what's missing: the slight tension many amplifiers develop during complex passages. The ABsolute 3.0 stays composed when an orchestra goes full tilt or a bassline digs deep. Voices stand free, instruments keep their place, and the volume can be parked in fine steps exactly where it's right – instead of somewhere between \"too quiet\" and \"the neighbour's about to ring the bell\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is the ABsolute 3.0 for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who really wants to drive demanding speakers and prefers a single, uncompromising device over a separate pre\/power combination. Straight talk: if you're after the particular warmth of pure Class A, you're better served by the original ABsolute (50 W Class A \/ 150 W Class AB). And if you're after a dainty unit for the sideboard, measure first – 50 kilograms across 48 centimetres of width don't forgive an improvised setup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOur verdict\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ABsolute 3.0 isn't an amplifier that needs to prove anything – it simply has no weak point to pick at. Whether it suits your speakers and your room, we'll tell you honestly, even when the answer is \"no\": HD Zürisee in Wädenswil, +41 44 680 22 00 or shop@hdzuerisee.ch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: integrated amplifier, Class AB, without global feedback (Zero Feedback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLine: ABsolute reference line, designed by AIRTECH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput power: 300 W at 8 Ω (Class AB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVolume control: analogue RR control via relays and precision resistors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInputs: 3 × RCA (unbalanced), 2 × XLR (balanced)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInput impedance: 47 kΩ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum input signal: 6 Vrms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrequency response: 1 Hz – 200 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions (W×H×D): 483 × 270 × 445 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 50 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: 5 years from date of purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScope of delivery: integrated amplifier, solid-aluminium remote control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow much power does the ABsolute 3.0 have?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ABsolute 3.0 delivers 300 watts at 8 ohms in Class AB. This headroom is intended less for high levels than for control: speakers with a difficult impedance curve stay cleanly driven even with complex music, instead of blurring in the midrange or going soft in the bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does the RR volume control mean?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRR stands for an analogue volume control via relays and precision resistors. Instead of a classic potentiometer, the amplifier switches precisely defined steps. This keeps the signal path short, ensures reproducible levels, and keeps both channels in lockstep across the entire range – even very quiet, late at night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does Zero Feedback mean?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZero Feedback means the amplifier operates without a global feedback loop. Classic circuits feed part of the output signal back to improve measured values. Audio Analogue forgoes this across the entire ABsolute line and instead relies on a design that's linear from the ground up, developed by AIRTECH.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich sources can I connect?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree unbalanced RCA inputs and two balanced XLR inputs are on hand, with an input impedance of 47 kiloohms. That's enough room for a CD player, DAC and streamer all at once. The manufacturer doesn't list a phono stage – so for your turntable, plan on a separate phono preamplifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy buy the ABsolute 3.0 from HD Zürisee?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause an amplifier of this calibre is only as good as the speakers and the room around it – and that's exactly what we talk through with you before you decide. We're an authorized Audio Analogue dealer, have our own technician in-house, and deliver and set up at your place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePairs well with\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ABsolute 3.0 demands partners on its level: the rest of the line lives in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/audio-analogue\"\u003eAudio Analogue world\u003c\/a\u003e, matching speakers under \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/standlautsprecher\"\u003eFloorstanding Speakers\u003c\/a\u003e and in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/lautsprecher\"\u003eSpeakers\u003c\/a\u003e overview. Source components sit under \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/alle-quellen\"\u003eAll Sources\u003c\/a\u003e, and the connection between them shouldn't be left to chance – see \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/kabel\"\u003eCables \u0026amp; Connectors\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Audio Analogue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53181641326928,"sku":"880030AT","price":26990.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/3262\/8048\/files\/audio-analogue-absolute-3-0-vollverstaerker-silber-frontansicht.jpg?v=1787224051","url":"https:\/\/hdzuerisee.ch\/en\/products\/audio-analogue-absolute-3-0-vollverstaerker-silber","provider":"HD Zürisee AG","version":"1.0","type":"link"}