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AE Techron Amp Powerful Enough to Simulate Lightning Strikes on a Boeing 787
Posted by Sean Fallon at 9:00 AM on November 21, 2007
Sure you could use the 12,000 watt AE Techron Model 7796 DC-Coupled AC Amplifier to play music, but power like that cannot be relegated to music alone. It needs to be harnessed for something bigger—like unholy experimentation with the forces of nature. In fact, the very first customer to purchase one of these amps is planning on wiring 12 of them up in three phases to simulate lightning strikes on a Boeing 787 airplane. Other Techron models have already been used to test relays in the power industry.
Other specs include: max 6600 watts RMS continuous output, a frequency response of 0 - 30kHz (+0.1 - 0.5dB), 1/4 ohm stable, and a total weight of 153 pounds. Even if you aren't interested in lightning strikes (or bringing the dead back to life), there is plenty to love about the 7796—except for the price. Available for $10,750. [Product Page via Audiojunkies via Uberreview]
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GizFanAlpha
Posted 5:18 PM 20/11/07
Holy mother of god, that thing is powerful
GizFanAlpha
Zandr
Posted 6:19 PM 20/11/07
We used to have a few 3500W Techrons to simulate noisy power lines (or 50Hz power, for that matter).
There's something cool about plugging stuff in to a powerstrip on the output of an audio amplifier.
Zandr
dck47
Posted 6:13 PM 20/11/07
Oh cool, we finally get to see what God is getting for his home theater setup. Chuck Norris uses one of these amps PER SPEAKER.
dck47
alin0steglinski
Posted 6:37 PM 20/11/07
yum yum yum... now this is what i call an AMP
alin0steglinski
Improbable
Posted 8:26 PM 20/11/07
12,000 watts? That's it?
You'd need 101 of them to break 1.21 Gigawatts, and as Doc Brown taught us, that's the power contained in a bolt of lightning!
Improbable
scarbrtj
Posted 10:55 PM 20/11/07
This AE is a titan. "Titan AE" I shall call it.
Man, that was a cool movie.
scarbrtj
bugstomper2
Posted 9:52 PM 20/11/07
A God Box!
bugstomper2
benenglish
Posted 8:21 AM 21/11/07
I hate to feed the audio-haters, but here goes.
If you care to do the research, there's actually a cult following for certain very powerful (often mil surplus) amps that were designed for thing like powering equipment testing shaker tables. People buy these things and repurpose them for their audio system. Often, it's just for a subwoofer setup even though some specialty low power comm station amps get used to power full-range speakers, too. So when you say this amp could be used to play music, that may not be as crazy as you think.
benenglish
Cliff_Dangers
Posted 10:32 AM 21/11/07
10 grand is quite reasonable for that kind of power. Hell it will cost you that much just for the speaker cables if you go to pear!! Side x side comparison. Around 10 grand... totally kick ass 12,000 watt power amp... or a set of cables. hmmmm
Cliff_Dangers