Just by naming this amplifier, “Power5,” we put a lot more pressure on ourselves to create a monster than had we gone with a little more neutral name like… oh, “Bob,” let’s say. But designing and building anything less than a bona fide paint peeler wasn’t part of our program. So “Power5” it is. With 1000 watts of continuous output and a -112dB noise floor, you can hear everything and nothing simultaneously, yet its digital design allows it to run cooler, faster and more efficiently than anything in its class. Further, the “Power5” is blindly obedient, even intimate (though not in any weird sort of way) with The Controller. The two interact with each other, sharing knowledge that regulates, distributes, adjusts, counts and quantifies amplification needs. The result is a clarity and purity of sound that leaves most alternatives with the nickname, “Bob.”