{"product_id":"pathos-kratos-tube-hybrid-integrated-amplifier","title":"Pathos Kratos Tube Hybrid Integrated Amplifier","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePathos Kratos Tube Hybrid Integrated Amplifier\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003eIt’s hard not be drawn in by the Pathos Kratos. It’s powerful, yet can sound as refined and as elegant as any tiny valve amplifier. It’s warm, yet not soft and soggy sounding. It fills the room with sound, driving ‘difficult’ speakers with ease and making it more natural to drive loudspeakers to seem like they just got a bit bigger and more powerful.\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption class=\"source\"\u003e— ALAN SIRCOM, HI-FI+\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA class-A Tung-Sol ECC803 input stage meets a 200 Wpc MOSFET output stage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Greek mythology, Kratos is the god of strength, might, and power. The Pathos Kratos is based on Pathos’ famous hybrid circuit featuring tubes in the preamp stage, and a MOSFET final stage, offering 200 W per channel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design electrically separates the pre and power stages, with the preamplification circuit working in in pure class-A. The Tung-Sol ECC803S tubes offer a warm, deep, dynamic sound. The final MOSFET stage in class AB is strongly polarized in class A, and drives any loudspeaker with power and grace. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKratos is also headphone amplifier with dedicated circuitry (2 W @ 32 Ω). The amp can be upgraded with an optional DAC card. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIn-House Manufacturing and Design\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the wood panel to the PCBs to the chassis, everything at Pathos is either manufactured in-house or sourced from the Vicenza area. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, to make the wood front panel, Pathos buys an entire padouk tree trunk, which is cut into planks in-house, and the final pieces are hand-polished by the son of the Pathos owner himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe panel may not contribute to the sound, but this approach says everything about the great sonics you do hear. Having control of the entire manufacturing process from start to finish means that the Pathos InPol2 is the very best amp it can possibly be at its price-point. These are the very best amps Kevin has heard, and it is Pathos that he has picked for his reference system at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hybrid stereo amplifier, fully balanced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreamplifier stage:\u003c\/strong\u003e tubes, class A, 2 x TungSol ECC803S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal stage:\u003c\/strong\u003e MOSFET, bridge configuration, class AB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutput power:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 200 W RMS @ 8 Ω, 2 x 350 W RMS @ 4 Ω\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMax input voltage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 V RMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInput sensitivity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 V RMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInput impedance:\u003c\/strong\u003e 47K Ohm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre out gain:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 dB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGain:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36 dB\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnections\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalogue line inputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x balanced XLR, 5 x RCA, 1 x balanced XLR HT bypass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOptional inputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e HiDac Mk2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x pre out stereo unbalanced RCA, 1 x pre out stereo balanced XLR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeadphone Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutput power:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.3 W @ 16 Ω , 2 W @ 32 Ω\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMax output level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 V RMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16.9\" (D) x 20.8\" (W) x 7.67\" (H)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88 lb (40 kg)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pathos","offers":[{"title":"Padouk Wood","offer_id":22482015944764,"sku":"PA-KRTS-P","price":10995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Matte Metallic Black","offer_id":28821339832380,"sku":"PA-KRTS-B","price":10995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1564\/1247\/products\/side_1_2048x2048_897fa5e1-50ea-48bb-9fdd-5795b26123d5.jpg?v=1741631750","url":"https:\/\/upscaleaudio.pro\/products\/pathos-kratos-tube-hybrid-integrated-amplifier","provider":"Upscale Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}