The most noticeable feature is the absence of any control knobs or switches, front or back. In this new format, the control of all parameters is via screen display and gain sliders. Such a clean and practical approach reduces wear and tear factors on moving parts, not to mention developing a more progressive approach to function and form, says the company.
"The new V8 is much beefier than its distinguished stablemate the Vortex 6, because the industry across-the-board is asking for more power from its amplifiers," says Camco international sales director Mick Anderson. "This unit will give you 4400 watts of peak power per channel whether you use 2 Ohm or 4 Ohm mode; being able to sustain the same power output regardless of load means you can save on amp rack patching."
V8's flexibility also extends to intelligent input routing; the signal path is direct from input to output bypassing any unnecessary A to D conversions. Because the network input is linked direct to the amplifier channel, the user can choose to run the system full in the analogue or digital domain.
(Jim Evans)
