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  • Analogue Seduction — online and in-store — Whittlesey, England, United Kingdom (website)
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  • Audio Excellence (CA) — online and in-store — Markham, Ontario, Canada (website)
  • Audio Solutions - AU — online and in-store — Mascot, New South Wales, Australia (website)
  • Audio Venue — online and in-store — London, England, United Kingdom (website)
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PS Audio BHK Mono 300 Power Amplifier

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When you are unwilling to compromise performance we offer the BHK 300 Signature 300 watt Monoblock power amplifiers. They are among a rare handful of amplifiers capable of uncovering music's rich tapestry in a lush, uncompromised, effortless presentation.


The audio performance and build quality of the Signature 300 series has been refined, honed, and polished over the past half century of design work by industry legend, Bascom H. King. They are mono block amplifiers that produce 300 watts into 8Ω, 600 into 4Ω, and a whopping 1,000 watts into 2Ω. The BHK Signature 300 Monoblock designs are built upon two proven topologies: a zero-loss vacuum tube input stage coupled to a high bias differentially balanced MOSFET output. If you are uncomfortable with compromise and seek the finest performance, reliability, and build quality, the BHK Signature 300 series is a perfect fit that can drive any loudspeaker to musical perfection.


In Home Evaluation

This product is eligible for a full 30-day in-home evaluation. Once the product arrives you have a full 30-days to make sure it’s everything you hoped it to be. If not, our no-hassle return policy will refund 100% of your purchase price. We want you to be thrilled.


Design

The hybrid vacuum tube/MOSFET design of the BHK Signature Amplifiers provides stunning musical performance through any loudspeaker.The Signature 300 Mono doubles the output current of the 250 Stereo, and doubles the tubes, power supplies, transistors, capacitors and resistors. The results are hard to put into words. Your first listen to these extraordinary monoblock amplifiers will likely be a revelation. For perhaps the first time you'll discover all that has been long buried in your musical collection. You'll know this amp was the right choice from the very first note you play.


Application

The BHK Signature 300 Mono Amplifier is one of only a rare handful capable of uncovering music's rich tapestry in a lush, uncompromised, effortless presentation. If you haven't any barriers to perfection, the BHK 300s are perfect for any size system in the world, producing a minimum of 300 watts into 8Ω, a minimum 600 watts into 4Ω, and an astonishing 1000 watts into 2Ω. Enough linear amplifier power to bring life to music as you've only experienced with live music.


Technology

The importance of the power amplifier in the 2-channel system chain cannot be overstated, yet it's often overlooked. It's the rare few music lovers that truly appreciate the power amp's critical role in preserving music's nuanced details, because most amplifiers fail to preserve them. Overtones from plucked instruments, subtle cues defining placement, depth, soundstage width, and transient decays are often lost in the power amplifier. Suddenly revealed are the tiniest of details that now ring clear through the BHK, perfectly preserved through its low feedback, vacuum tube and MOSFET design. When it comes to musically controlling and powering loudspeakers, the BHK Signature 300 has no peer. The Signature 300 monoblock amplifier produces 300 watts into an 8Ω loudspeaker, 600 watts into 4Ω, and 1,000 watts into 2Ω, providing unfettered and unrestricted dynamics and musical ecstacy that only a rare few are able to enjoy.


A power amplifier’s input stage is a critical interface in the quest to preserve music’s essential details and vacuum tubes do it best. Hand matched pairs of Russian Gold Lion 6922s provide the perfect interface between the delicate musical transitions output by the DAC or preamplifier, transferring it without loss to the MOSFET output power stage and eventually the loudspeakers. The hybrid approach used in the BHK Signature takes advantage of the best traits technology has to offer, unavailable in traditional solid state or tube designs. While vacuum tubes are the perfect input stage, they cannot make the same claim on a power amplifier's output. Conversely, solid state designs are correct for output stages, but suffer when used as inputs. Only a hybrid approach takes advantage of the best in both disciplines.


A power amplifier connects its reservoir of energy to the loudspeaker through a type of valve (solid state or vacuum tube) controlled by the input stage. If the input stage has done a good job of preserving music's subtle details, textures, timing and phase information, transferring it without loss to the power stage and eventually the loudspeakers is best handled by a tube-like solid state device known as a MOSFET. Not all MOSFETs are the same, their differences characterized by their relationship with the input signal and the power supply driving them: N-types for the positive going signals, P-types for negative. N-types have lower distortion and perform better than P-types but N-channel-only amplifiers are rare. Using only N Channel MOSFETS in its output stage, the BHK Signature produces a near-perfect balanced waveform without the degradation inherent in a complementary design.


Features

ZERO LOSS INPUT TUBE


POWERFUL MOSFET OUTPUT STAGE


THROUGH-HOLE CONSTRUCTION


RCA SINGLE-ENDED INPUT


XLR "TRUE" BALANCED INPUT


300 WATTS PER CHANNEL 8Ω


600 WATTS PER CHANNEL 4Ω


1000 WATTS PER CHANNEL 2Ω


-3dB > 200khz


< 0.1% THD 20Hz - 20kHz AT RATED POWER


DAMPING FACTOR = 100


FRONT PANEL STANDBY BUTTON


BALANCED INPUT TO OUTPUT


DUAL, COPPER, PLATED, OUTPUT BINDING POSTS


83 LBS.


INPUT 12 VOLT TRIGGER


FULLY PARALLELED INSIDE


EASY ACCESS FOR TUBES


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Professional Reviews 92/100

Rating for BHK Mono 300 Power Amplifier

Deliciously Crispy

Sound Quality

94/100

Build Quality

90/100

Value for Money

88/100

With holographic soundstaging, firm bass control, and a sweet, unfatiguing top end, the BHK Mono 300 delivers a big, composed presentation that stays beautifully stable at any volume. Erich Wetzel praised its tangible imaging, while TAS Staff called it highly resolving and natural.

What Reviewers Are Saying

"A genuine masterpiece from an Old Master."

— The Absolute Sound — TAS Staff

Pros

Expansive, three-dimensional soundstage with exceptionally stable imaging

Clean, natural tonal balance with no harshness or listening fatigue

Powerful, well-controlled bass and strong composure at low and high volumes

Highly resolving hybrid design with rich, natural presentation

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Cons

Runs quite hot and needs plenty of ventilation

Very large and heavy, making setup and placement demanding

SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 94/100

Reviewers repeatedly praise a highly resolving, natural presentation with a clean, neutral tonal balance. The amp is also described as stable and composed at both low and high levels, with powerful bass control and exceptionally expansive, holographic imaging.

Transparency Resolution

95/100

The Absolute Sound calls it "highly resolving," and SoundStage says the sound was clear from bass to treble with no added thickness or glossing over of detail. Reviewers also note that the amplifier never turned harsh or fatiguing, which supports a sense of clarity without grit.

Tonal Balance Musicality

93/100

Reviewers describe the amp as "rich" and "natural," while SoundStage emphasizes that it sounded wonderfully neutral with no part of the audioband overemphasized. It also avoided the warm, tubey coloration some might expect, yet stayed fleshed out and sweet on top, making it easy to listen to for long sessions.

Dynamics

94/100

The BHK 300s are described as entirely controlled with difficult speakers, staying composed at both low and high volumes and never sounding stressed. Reviewers highlight firm, deep bass and the ability to keep increasing volume without compression, bloating, or loss of resolution.

Soundstage Imaging

94/100

SoundStage is especially enthusiastic here, describing a prodigiously large, tangible, holographic soundstage that extended well beyond the speakers and into the room. Images were said to remain solid and stable, with instruments staying clearly placed even as the music became dense and loud.

Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.

Build Quality

90/100

Reviews point to serious engineering, including hand-assembled circuits, custom dual-layer fiberglass boards, through-hole construction, and high-quality parts selection. The main caveat is heat: the amplifiers run quite warm to hot and need room to breathe, so reviewers admire the execution while noting the thermal demands.

Value for Money

88/100

The price is clearly high, but reviewers explicitly say the amplifiers are "worth every penny" and that they justify what PS Audio asks. That said, the praise is more about justified premium pricing than bargain-value language, so the overall sense is strong but not extravagant value.

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Authorized dealers for PS Audio BHK Mono 300 Power Amplifier

  • Advance Audio — in-store — Wichita, Kansas, United States (website)
  • Altitudo Audio — online and in-store — Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (website)
  • Analogue Seduction — online and in-store — Whittlesey, England, United Kingdom (website)
  • Audio Affair — online and in-store — Deritend, England, United Kingdom (website)
  • Audio Excellence (CA) — online and in-store — Markham, Ontario, Canada (website)
  • Audio Solutions - AU — online and in-store — Mascot, New South Wales, Australia (website)
  • Audio Venue — online and in-store — London, England, United Kingdom (website)
  • AUDIO VIDEO TODAY — in-store — Laguna Hills, California, United States (website)
  • Audio Vinyl — online and in-store — Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (website)
  • Audiolife — in-store — Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands (website)

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