860A v2
Power Amplifier
** Production of this model has now ceased. This price applies whilst stock lasts **
The MOON 860A v2 is a balanced differential dual-mono power amplifier that provides both exceptional transparency and a remarkable musical soundstage.
Incorporating technologies from the massive 888 Power Amplifier on a built to a price approach but with very little compromise. The final listing tests of this amplifier is when ‘3 became 1’. So good was the performance that not only did the 860A v2 replace the original 860A but it also replace the 870A and the 880M mono blocks. This is an astonishing amplifier in stereo mode and unbelievably good when 2 are run as mono block amplifiers. In this mode they are capable of delivering 750watts of glorious power into an 8-ohm load.
Standard finish: Two Tone
Power Amplifier
** Production of this model has now ceased. This price applies whilst stock lasts **
The MOON 860A v2 is a balanced differential dual-mono power amplifier that provides both exceptional transparency and a remarkable musical soundstage.
Incorporating technologies from the massive 888 Power Amplifier on a built to a price approach but with very little compromise. The final listing tests of this amplifier is when ‘3 became 1’. So good was the performance that not only did the 860A v2 replace the original 860A but it also replace the 870A and the 880M mono blocks. This is an astonishing amplifier in stereo mode and unbelievably good when 2 are run as mono block amplifiers. In this mode they are capable of delivering 750watts of glorious power into an 8-ohm load.
Standard finish: Two Tone
Power Amplifier
** Production of this model has now ceased. This price applies whilst stock lasts **
The MOON 860A v2 is a balanced differential dual-mono power amplifier that provides both exceptional transparency and a remarkable musical soundstage.
Incorporating technologies from the massive 888 Power Amplifier on a built to a price approach but with very little compromise. The final listing tests of this amplifier is when ‘3 became 1’. So good was the performance that not only did the 860A v2 replace the original 860A but it also replace the 870A and the 880M mono blocks. This is an astonishing amplifier in stereo mode and unbelievably good when 2 are run as mono block amplifiers. In this mode they are capable of delivering 750watts of glorious power into an 8-ohm load.
Standard finish: Two Tone
Design Features
Monaural operation via rear-panel switch
DC-coupled design with DC-servo control for greatest transparency
Switchable AC-coupling for best match with a variety of preamplifiers
Output stable into any load impedance
Class A power output up to 5 watts
Very high damping factor for superior musical dynamics, speaker control and refined harmonic accuracy and timbre
Warranty
10-year warranty
Brochure
Specifications
Output Power at 8 Ohms: 225 W per channel
Output Power at 4 Ohms: 450 W per channel
Output Power - Monaural mode at 8 Ohms: 750 W
Input Sensitivity: 1.2 V
Input Impedance: 47,500 Ohms
Gain: 31 dB
Signal-to-noise Ratio: 110dB @ full power
Frequency response (full range): 10Hz - 55kHz +0/-3.0dB
Crosstalk @ 1kHz: -110 dB
THD (20Hz - 20kHz @ 1 W): 0.005%
THD (20Hz - 20kHz @ 200 W): 0.03%
Intermodulation distortion: 0.006%
Power Supply Capacitance: 240000 uF
Awards & Reviews
SoundStage! HI-FI, November 2021
Manufacturer
Really—there’s nothing about the 860A v2 that I didn’t like. Searching back over my time with this amp, I honestly can’t think of any areas for improvement, in either sound quality, build, or functionality. That is truly rare for me, as I can usually muster some sort of quibble, something I’d like to change. But that’s not the case here.
Jason Thorpe, SoundStage! Hi-Fi
