A lot of high power amps can do the muscle bit but lack the delicacy and hear through transparency that this Moon offers, and a lot of them completely fall down when it comes to timing.
The MOON 860A v2 Power Amplifier is a balanced differential dual-mono Power Amplifier that provides both exceptional transparency and a remarkable musical soundstage
Output Power at 8Ω225 W per channel
Output Power at 4Ω450 W per channel
Output Power - Monaural mode at 8Ω750 W
Input Sensitivity1.2V
Input Impedance47,500Ω
Gain31dB
Signal-to-noise Ratio110dB @ full power
Frequency response (full range)10Hz - 100kHz +0/-3.0dB
Crosstalk @ 1kHz-110dB
THD (20Hz - 20kHz @ 1 W)0.005%
THD (20Hz - 20kHz @ 200 W)0.03%
Intermodulation distortion0.006%
Power Supply Capacitance240 000 uF
Shipping weight90 lb / 40 kg
Dimensions (width x height x depth)18.75 x 7.5 x 17.5 in
47.6 x 19.2 x 44.5 cm
This is one of those amplifiers that keeps on opening windows onto well known recordings, the cymbal work on The Man I Love (Joni Mitchell/Herbie Hancock) for instance has never been this real before.