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BGW GT3800 AMPLIFIER

> Designed for Live Sound & Touring Applications
> 660W per Channel
> 110 dB Signal to Noise Ratio

 


Unprecedented Speed, Control and Low Noise

Motivated by the people who use them, BGW’s GT Amplifiers are perfectly designed for Live Sound and Touring applications where the highest performance, reliability and best value are of utmost concern. The new BGW Power Efficient™ design features a conventional power supply for proven reliability and cost saving with over 124,000 uF of energy storage. The three models range in power from 700 watts to 1500 watts at 4 ohms.

Topology
Class AB with fully balanced differential design; 4-quadrant input stage, current feedback and dual DC Servos.

Warranty
3 years standard warranty

Description

Motivated by the people who use them, BGW GT3800 Amplifiers are perfectly designed for Live Sound and Touring applications where the highest performance, reliability and best value are of utmost concern. The new BGW Power Efficient™ design features a conventional power supply for proven reliability and cost saving with over 124,000 uF of energy storage. The three models range in power from 700 watts to 1500 watts at 4 ohms.

The BGW GT3800 uses 5-way binding post speaker output connectors. It has up to 1500 Watts per channel and a 110dB signal to noise ratio.

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Specifications

Input

Connectors
Balanced XLR

Attenuation
One 21 position detented rotary control precision input attenuator per channel. One (1) dB attenuation steps.

Input Impedance
11 kΩ

Input Sensitivity
0.775 Vrms for rated 8 ohm output

Gain
33.4 dB

Polarity
XLR Pinout (Pin 1 = Ground, Pin 2 = Positive, Pin 3 = Negative,)

Dimensions & Power

Dimensions
478mm x 482.5mm x 133.4mm (LxWxH)

Mass
Weight Up to 27kg

Power Requirements
6.7 A @ 230V AC 50-60 Hz

Output

Output Power
660 W/ch @ 8Ω (Stereo Mode)
1050 W/ch @ 4Ω (Stereo Mode)
1500 W/ch @ 2Ω (Stereo Mode)
1750 W/ch @ 8Ω (Bridged Mono)
2450 W/ch @ 4Ω (Bridged Mono)

 

FTC
(Continuous Average Power Rating 20Hz – 20kHz @ .05 THD or less)EIA
(Continuous Maximum Power Rating 1kHz @ 1% THD)CEA
(Instantaneous Peak Power Rating – 1kHz @ 1% THD)

 

Distortion
Typical THD<0.008%
Maximum THD 1.0%
IMD<0.008%

Slew Rate
20 V/µs (Stereo Mode)
40 V/µs (Mono Mode)

Damping Factor
>300:1 (ref. 8Ω)

Crosstalk
>90 dB @ 20 Hz – 20 kHz

DC Offset
<10 mV (5 mV typical)

Recommended load
4/8 Ω

Frequency Response
8 Hz – 56 kHz, +0/-3 dB
20 Hz – 20 kHz, +0/-0.3 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio
>110 dB referenced to rated output (A-Weighted)

Speaker Outputs
5-way Binding Posts