Electrocompaniet AW 300 M MONO POWER AMPLIFIER
The AW 300 M delivers deep, controlled bass, expansive scale and a rich, fatigue-free solid-state voice, while its 300W output and high-current grip keep demanding loudspeakers composed at lifelike levels. StereoNET United Kingdom admired its natural clarity and power, and Phil Gold found a wide, quiet, authoritative presentation with serious dynamic reserves.
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Sound Quality
92/100
Build Quality
94/100
Value for Money
88/100
Pros
Effortless high-level power, prodigious bass and superb dynamic range for demanding loudspeakers.
Rich, natural and fatigue-free tonal balance with clear vocals, smooth treble and strong resolution.
Wide, stable soundstage and impressive orchestral scale, with excellent composure in dense mixes.
Luxuriously built, vibration-controlled chassis with balanced connectivity, bi-wire outputs and daisy-chain expansion.
Cons
Transient attacks and plucked-bass texture can sound slightly rounded or soft on some recordings.
Imaging is wide and stable but falls short of reference-level pinpoint focus and layered depth.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 92/100
Reviewers describe a large-scale, authoritative presentation combining unusually rich solid-state tone with a quiet, highly resolved backdrop. Its strengths are deep bass, natural colour, high-volume composure and expansive scale, while the softer leading edges and less-than-reference image specificity keep it from sounding overtly analytical.
Transparency Resolution
92/100
SoundStage heard a black background and strong resolution, while StereoNET praised crystalline clarity through dense mixes and a complete lack of brittleness or artificial edge. Treble control was also singled out as highly precise, although one listening session found piano tone a little soft.
Tonal Balance Musicality
91/100
The AW 300 M is repeatedly described as rich, warm and musically natural, with beautiful string tone, powerful clear vocals and lifelike instrumental colour. StereoNET found voices exceptionally natural and also enjoyed its syrupy smoothness, though SoundStage noted a somewhat forward balance and bass that could sound rounded rather than fully string-like.
Dynamics
94/100
These monoblocks drove large YG loudspeakers to very high levels without strain, delivering prodigious bass and substantial reserves for difficult loads. StereoNET heard real snap, extension, punch and control on large-scale music; SoundStage likewise called the dynamic range superb, but noted that attacks could be slightly soft on some recordings.
Soundstage Imaging
89/100
Reviewers heard a wide, stable and well-defined stage, with StereoNET particularly impressed by the sense of scale, space and drama around orchestral forces. SoundStage was more qualified, finding that the image lacked the pinpoint focus and layered depth of its reference amplifier, and noting that a flute was not located with complete precision.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
94/100
The AW 300 M uses a heavily braced, vibration-controlled steel chassis, substantial side heatsinking and a separately enclosed amplifier section. Its engineering includes an 800VA shielded toroidal transformer, a 100,000µF reservoir-capacitor bank, balanced XLR operation, bi-wire terminals, daisy-chain capability, trigger support and protective circuitry.
Value for Money
88/100
At approximately $29,000 per pair or £27,000 per pair, these are firmly luxury-level monoblocks rather than a budget proposition. Even so, reviewers recommend them for inefficient or demanding speakers, realistic listening levels and deep-bass authority, while StereoNET considers them an essential audition for buyers able to afford them.
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Specifications
- Input impedance
- 330 kΩ
- Frequency response (input filter active)
- 0.5 – 220 kHz
- Frequency response (input filter disabled)
- 0.5 – 1.1 MHz
- Voltage gain (balanced input)
- 29 dB (x28)
- Input-referred noise (20-20 kHz)
- < 2 µV
- SNR (ref. 1 W/8 Ω load, 20-20 kHz)
- 95 dB
- SNR (ref. full power output, 20-20 kHz)
- 120 dB
- Slew-rate (input filter disabled)
- 140 V/µs
- IMD
- < 0.001 %
- Damping factor (8 Ω load)
- > 1000
- DC output voltage
- < 5 mV
- THD+N
- 0.0006 %
- Power consumption standby
- < 0.5W
- Protection
- DC, overload, temperature
- Weight
- 30 kg – 66 lbs
- Width
- 470 mm – 8.34 inches
- Depth
- 490 mm – 19.21 inches (including GND terminal)
- Height
- 210 mm – 11.4 inches (including feet)
Manufacturer's Description — Electrocompaniet
The AW 300 M is Electrocompaniet’s latest Mono Power Amplifier. This amplifier embodies an updated, yet unmistakable Electrocompaniet design, perfectly complementing both current and legacy Electrocompaniet products.
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