$2,200,000 amplifier. Pivetta Opera Only
 

$2,200,000 – Pivetta Opera Only Sitting atop all others is the Bugatti of amplifiers, the Pivetta “Opera Only.” This beast of an amp pumps out an outrageous 120,000 watts of power broken out into six 20,000 watt class-A amplifier channels. It’s looming height of more than 8 feet, 3307 lb weight and impressive design looks more like some kind of futuristic teleportation device than a power amplifier. Its beauty is matched only by the specs. Here is a description from their site:

“This unquestionably gorgeous state of the Art Amp features six 30 kW triple-insulated toroidal transformers, 16 ceramic diodes 1600V/400A (tot 6400 Amp), 216 Kendeil aluminum electrolytic capacitors 6800uf 160 Volt, 2,112 high current bipolar transistors, 12 analog (RCA/XLR) inputs and six digital, 12 output channels, and 192 speakON connections. It’s capable of producing an awe-inspiring 120,000 watt rms at 8 ohm class-A max 160kW (the specs show output configurations of 6 x 20,000W rms or 12 x 10,000W rms). “

It sounds like you might need to have your own power grid to run this bad boy, but if you’re spending $2.2 million on an amplifier you can probably afford the electric bill.



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I think it’s just Megatron from The Transformers in disguise

I can see $2.1M but $2.2M is just plain insane. :laughin:

Fair enough, aesthetics are a personal thing... :D

How about the Opera One model that opens up like a flower?

$650,000 – Pivetta Opera One Hand made in Italy, the Opera One first debuted in 1998 as the brain child of Andrea Pivetta. Weighing in at half a ton, it eclipsed all other amplifiers at the time in both size and power (and still does for most). This thing opens like a flower when activated showing off its beautifully engineered entrails and 12 channels driving 1600W at 8 ohms. This class-AB amplifier has an output is close to 20,000 watts at 8 ohms


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Layaway? :D

Perhaps one will show up in AA's Marketplace.

So what was the power at 4 ohms? :D It needs some liquid cooling to raise the
bling level a little more.

Jeez....that's a bit out there, isn't it? Looks like it is more for show vs. for go.

At the price level, ugly is not an option. :no:

Well look guys..........let's take this for what it is.....show your wife or significant other that you were considering a pair for your audio room.....state of the art. Once the dust settles, the D'agostino Relentless monoblocks will to her be a no brainer!!! :thumbsup:

- Buck