Java Carbon Double Shot 400 Integrated Amplifier
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The JAVA Hi-Fi Carbon Double Shot 400 integrated amplifier represents the absolute pinnacle of the New Zealand brand’s engineering prowess, standing as an uncompromising, flagship-tier tour de force for the modern audiophile. By replacing the signature wood veneer casing with a menacing, 9mm thick solid carbon fiber outer shell, this top-of-the-line model transforms advanced material science into an acoustic weapon—completely eradicating radio frequency interference (RFI) and microphonic chassis resonances. Beneath this ultra-rigid, vibration-damped armor beats a purist, fully balanced dual-mono heart. It seamlessly marries a zero-contact Light-Dependent Resistor (LDR) pre-amplifier section with a lightning-fast Gallium Nitride (GaN) FET Class D power stage to unleash an authoritative 400 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms (doubling to an earth-shaking 800 Watts into 4 Ohms). Outfitted with ultra-premium hardware—including IsoAcoustics Gaia IV isolation feet, ETI Research Kryo silver-plated binding posts, and a highly organic multi-bit Analog Devices R2R ladder DAC — the Carbon Double Shot 400 plunges the musical background into total, pitch-black silence. The result is a striking, masterfully integrated one-box masterpiece that commands absolute control over virtually any loudspeaker on earth while delivering an immersive, three-dimensional sonic landscape entirely free of digital glare.
JAVA Hi-Fi breakthrough technologies come together to stunning effect in our range of integrated amplifiers. Combining an LDR pre-amp stage with GaN FET amplifier modules, these fully-featured amps include line level inputs, a High-resolution R2R Ladder DAC, MM phono stage, Bluetooth aptX connectivity and more. An elegant one-box solution that will meet all of your audio needs, the JAVA Carbon Double Shot 200 delivers 400 watts/8 ohms per channel.
The JAVA Hi-Fi Carbon Double Shot Integrated Amplifier is designed to reproduce music with extraordinary realism. Featuring an LDR pre-amplifier stage and cutting-edge GaN FET amplifier modules, our innovative technology and premium componentry works in harmony to reveal subtle new details in familiar pieces of music. Music flows effortlessly from your speakers in its purest form, enveloping the listener in an immersive soundstage that takes you directly to the heart of the performance – to the simple moment when the music becomes beautiful.
Premium materials are selected for each JAVA Hi-Fi amplifier based on their aesthetic qualities, their durability and their ability to isolate structural vibration and minimise resonance. A unique inverted assembly design further isolates critical electronic circuits from vibration, while high-accuracy laser-cutting and CNC machining of components (utilising advanced computer-aided design software) ensures optimum fit and finish. Extensive prototyping and testing of every component ensures only the highest-quality finished product is shipped, guaranteeing years of trouble-free listening.
The Carbon Fiber Advantage
Carbon fiber is an electrically conductive material. When formed into a continuous 9mm thick shell, it acts as a highly effective Faraday cage. It absorbs and reflects stray high-frequency air pollution, draining it off via the chassis ground before it can contaminate the delicate LDR preamp stage or the R2R ladder DAC.
Carbon fiber possesses an incredibly high strength-to-weight ratio and a property called high internal damping. It does not ring. Instead, it acts as an energy sink, rapidly converting structural vibrations and acoustic energy from your loudspeakers into microscopic amounts of heat. This prevents kinetic energy from traveling through the chassis and shaking the internal circuit boards.
The conductive, rigid structure of the carbon fiber shell helps isolate these internal power modules. It acts as an internal shield, keeping the high-frequency switching hash of the power amplifier isolated away from the highly sensitive, passive LDR volume control network.
Features
- Fully balanced, true dual-mono configuration from input to output.
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9mm Carbon Fibre outer casework
- IsoAcoustics Gaia IV feet
- Precision machined solid 8mm aluminium front panel
- 400 watts/8 ohms
- LDR pre-amp stage and GaN FET power amp stage
- Built-in High-resolution R2R Ladder DAC (USB input)
- MM phono stage (RCA inputs)
- Bluetooth aptX
- 2 x pairs of RCA line-level inputs
- 1 x pair of RCA outputs (variable pre-out)
- 1 x headphone output
- Remote control for volume and source selection
- ETI Research Silver RCA connectors
- ETI Research speaker binding posts
- Innovative inverted PCB assembly for vibration and resonance control of audio circuit
- Made in New Zealand
Specifications
- Output Power 400W/8Ω (THD < 0.03%)
- Dynamic Range > 108dB SNR and Dynamic Range
- Distortion < 0.01% THD+N (8Ω, 1W, 20Hz to 20kHz); 0.02 % THD+N (8Ω, 25W, 1kHz)
- Output Noise 108 dB (Unwtd, 200W/8Ω)
- Frequency Response 10Hz - 20kHz (+/- 0.5dB)
- Input Impedance 100kΩ
- Common-Mode Rej 75dB (20Hz to 20kHz)
- Input Voltage 100VAC ~ 265VAC (50/60Hz)
- Output Voltage Dual Rails +-32VDC output
- Output Power 400W Continuous Output Power, 600W Peak
- Power Efficiency High efficiency (up to 94%)
- Power Management Ultra low-noise Zero Current Switching (ZCS) SMPS, Advanced protection system, Active power factor corrector
- MM Phono Stage Input Impedance 47kΩ
- MM Phono Stage Input Capacitance 200pf
- MM Phono Stage Gain 45dB (at 1KHz)
- RIAA Filter The RIAA equalisation is achieved using a passive filter network. It achieves the RIAA curve to within 1dB throughout the audio band, with the addition of an anti-rumble filter. High tolerance Japanese thin film resistors and German film capacitors are used throughout the design
- Bluetooth aptX
- DAC R2R ladder DAC utilising dual Analog Devices AD1865 18-bit chips supporting up to 768kHz
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio 124dB (A-weighted)
- Residual Noise 1.6uV (A-weighted)
- Dynamic Range 122dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise -110dB or 0.0003%
- Frequency Response DC (0Hz) to 22kHz @ 48kHz sample rate
- Frequency Response DC (0Hz) to 44kHz @ 96kHz sample rate
- Frequency Response DC (0Hz) to 88kHz @ 192kHz sample rate
- Output Voltage 2.5Vrms (+10.2dBu)
- Output stage Uses OPA1612s Low Noise Panasonic Resistors Proprietary filtering topology
- Clock Crystek CCHD-575 oscillator — ultra-low clock jitter of 82fSec
- Dimensions 44cm x 41.5cm x 13cm (w/d/h)
- Weight 11.5kgs
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