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Overview

• 3-Channel output for home theater applications

The Aragon 8008 is internationally regarded as one of the most refined and accurate amplifiers ever created. We are now able to offer this accurate circuitry in an amplifier specifically designed for advanced home theater applications. The Aragon 8008X3 amplifier has three 8008 channel modules in a single chassis. This massive amplifier can deliver a total of 1,200 continuous watts when sufficient line voltage is maintained. The only restriction on the amount of power your speakers will receive is the capability of the AC line voltage.

Unlike the 8008ST and 8008BB, the 8008X3 is not dual mono or in this case triple mono for a very good reason. The 8008X3 is intended for multichannel home theater use. With stereo music reproduction, the power demand, from the two speakers, tends to be rather equal. For example, it is very rare for bass to be emanating from only one speaker. It is therefore important for an amplifier to be dual mono so that in demanding musical passages proper separation is maintained and the soundstage remains constant with the instruments locked in their original location.

With home theater sound reproduction, the source of the sound is quite often moving. For example, the roar of a jet engine will move across the screen and the soundfield by beginning at one speaker and ending at another. By allowing the three channels to share one huge power supply, the 8008X3 can direct power, well beyond its per channel power rating, to any given speaker. This is also an advantage when powering two identical speakers and one different speaker. This occurs many times in home theater systems when the center channel is different from the side or rear speakers. In this situation, the 8008X3 is capable of providing less than rated power to the more efficient or less demanding speaker and more than rated power to the less efficient speaker.