Audionet MAX Monoblock Amplifier

Offered for sale is a pair of Audionet MAX monoblock power amplifiers. These German-engineered amplifiers combine substantial current delivery and exceptional loudspeaker control with the resolution and musical refinement expected of a serious reference system. For demanding speakers, the MAX offers far more than a large wattage figure: it brings authority, precision, and the ability to follow both explosive transients and subtle musical textures.

Audionet rates each MAX at 400 watts into 8 ohms, 700 watts into 4 ohms, and 1,100 watts into 2 ohms. Its Ultra-Linear-Amplifier technology is supported by two 1,000 VA transformers for the output stage, a separate supply for the input and driver stages, and 156,000 µF of filtering capacity per monoblock. Balanced XLR and single-ended RCA inputs provide system flexibility, while two pairs of speaker terminals accommodate bi-wiring.

Three respected reviewers independently recognised the MAX’s performance. Marshall Nack, reviewing the amplifiers for Positive Feedback, concluded: “Nit-pickers will look high and low in vain, because the MAX do everything right.” — Marshall Nack, Positive Feedback. He made them his reference amplifiers. Reviewing the MAX with the PRE G2, David W. Robinson wrote: “The dynamics of the Audionet PRE G2 and MAX were simply extraordinary.” — David W. Robinson, Positive Feedback. Greg Weaver reached a similarly emphatic conclusion about the PRE G2/MAX combination, describing “one of the highest ratios of performance to price I’ve yet encountered” — Greg Weaver, The Absolute Sound. Together, these independent assessments speak to a combination of dynamic authority, refinement, and exceptional musical performance.

The fully DC-coupled design keeps signal paths short, and a microprocessor monitors DC, high-frequency faults, temperature, and overload. This is purposeful engineering in service of the music: a pair of powerful, refined monoblocks capable of giving a demanding loudspeaker system both scale and finesse.