Moderators Youthman Posted April 20, 2016 Moderators Share Posted April 20, 2016 I received an email this morning from Monoprice advertising the Monolith 200 x 7 Class A/B Amp they will be carrying as of 04/26/16. A quick google and I found this article in the AVS forum with more details and specs. Looks like it might be a great competitor to Emotiva and Outlaw Amps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzydog Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Looks like a bargain. I wonder if ATI builds them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) Regardless of the price, the 200 watts is all 7 channels driven, at 8 ohms, there are no fans, and there's dual toroidal transformers. Bad mamma jamma. To put it in perspective, this is what the inside of a $2,400 Marantz MM8077 looks like. Edited April 20, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Looks like a bargain. I wonder if ATI builds them. I don't know anything about this amp but if it's built in China than ATI isn't building it. Maybe a clone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Monoprice site says assembled in the US though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted April 20, 2016 Author Moderators Share Posted April 20, 2016 It looks similar to the inside of my Sherbourn 7/2011a amp except it had 7 Monoblocks housed in one chasis with 7 Teroidal Transformers. Probably should not have sold it but after buying the LaScala Trio, I just no longer heard any difference between my Onkyo TX-NR5008 and using it with the Sherbourn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prerich Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 It sure looks like a B&K Reference 200.7 THX....I mean a lot like it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) The more I read about it, the more it seems that ATI is building them, ATI and Monoprice's physical location is only about 20 miles apart. Edited April 20, 2016 by CECAA850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Emotiva has a new line out also….basX (pronounced basics) seems priced well. 5x100w is $500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) I think ATI might be the culprit. It looks like we have here an ATI AT2007 fraternal twin or one of their step down models. Sorry can't post a link from work computer. Bill Edited April 20, 2016 by willland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) https://soundapproach.com/ati-amplifier-technologies-at-1800-series-stereo-amplifier.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw0dy4BRCuuL_e5MeqmNABEiQAq8iNI3Sm5njH5rMfF3G3QIAvoO8Qt1QUUpXgnxCnxubKPXcaAob98P8HAQ# EDIT: thought it was the same thing as this, but ATI has the base price at $1,495. That's only for two channels. The price doubles if you get 7 channels. Otherwise it seems to be about the same thing. Edited April 20, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted April 20, 2016 Author Moderators Share Posted April 20, 2016 Bill, it does look like the ATI 2007 and also the Outlaw 7500 - Link Guess there is truly "Nothing New Under the Sun". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 ATI AT 1800: The Monoprice amp: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prerich Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I think ATI might be the culprit. It looks like we have here an ATI AT2007 fraternal twin or one of their step down models. Sorry can't post a link from work computer. Bill Yeah, it seems as the only thing they did is get rid of the balanced inputs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Yeah, it seems as the only thing they did is get rid of the balanced inputs. The 1800 didn't have balanced inputs I don't think, it's the same thing. AT 1800: the Monoprice amp: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Other than the XLR options, the new Emotiva XPA line looks nearly identical as well. I will wait to see what I hear once these things start selling. The new Emotiva amps are getting rave reviews from AXPONA and the CES show. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 It may also have less capacitance and fewer output transistors to help keep the cost down. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) I think ATI uses military spec circuit boards as well. Costs could be cut by not using that caliber of board. I also think the ATI warranty is more than double that of the other amps. They may add a premium to the cost of the amp to cover repairs down the road similar to purchasing a service contract with your amp. Edited April 20, 2016 by CECAA850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) My guess is that the hardware isn't all that different, but Monoprice committed to buying a ton and got the hookup, plus are happy with low markups, hence the lower price. Of course to do so they had to rebrand it as to not compete with the normal ATI stuff. Just a guess. Edited April 20, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) This amp sure has the guts. Weight------------------------------93.2 lbs. Power Capacitance--------------156,800µF (22,400µF per channel) Toroidal Transformers-----------2 (1,230VA and 1,025VA) Also, it looks like there is (6) output transistors per channel or maybe even (6) pairs per channel. Can't really tell. Bill Edited April 20, 2016 by willland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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