Behold
Behold Gentle Integrated AmplifierThe Behold integrated amplifier has no predecessor. The unique, modular design allows you to choose select features, or add them later. You have options such as an electronic crossover, room correction, built in amplifier (or use and outboard amp) Full Analog and Digital Preamp
It is a full analog and digital preamp with up to 8 analog and six digital inputs availabl to run steveral stereo channels or one multichannel 5.1 system. Al configurations are user selectable. Four fo the digital inpus are TosLink, capable of 24/192 operation; the remainin two electrical inputs (Cinch) also are capable of accepting a 24/192 signal 24-Bit D/A and A/D Converters
The Behold Gentle uses 24-bit A/D and D/A conversters, with a 192 kHz sampling rate, for all analog inputs and outputs. Four Channels of Amplification
It provides four channels of amplification. Two analog and two digital. The analog amps provide 2x40 Class A watts into 8 ohms and up to 2 x 80 watts into 4 ohms. The digital amps provide 2 x 80 watts into 8 ohms and up to 2 x 160 watts into 4 ohms. All amps work in balanced mode. Tri-amping capable
The Gentle can be run in tri-amping mode. While the Behold only has 4 of the 6 channels necessary for tri-amping, an additional amplifier can be connected to complete the tri-amp mode. Built in Electronic Crossover
It has a built-in electronic crossover using the SHARC ADSP21369 DSP and phase linear band pass filters, allowing users to tailor the crossover for most speakers with precisely the crossover characterstics they need. Room Correction
It provides automated correction of frequence response for the speaker and speaker/room interactions using the SHARC DSP and runs with Ascendo Room Tools that can tailor the response to provide the most musically realistic result. This feature is defeatable through the remote control. Music Server
The Behold Gentle can act as a music server with a built-in hard drive, and can operate a remote hard drive to provide the storage capacity for a full music library. Optional Optical Disk Drive Available
A dedicated optical disk drive is available as an option. It does not need a separate CD or DVD player. 7 Inch Full Color Touch Panel Display
The Behold Gentle features a 7 inch full color 800-480 pixel display, and all the functions, except volume, mute and on/off, are operated byt touching the screen. There is also a full-featured remote control. There are two USB connectors for keyboard and mouse. There is a standard IR receiver for remote control. 120 or 240V
The Mains power supply of the Behold Gentle works from 100-240V in stepless increments, and from 50-60Hz. The Behold Gentle is equipped with an Ethernet-LAN and standard USB input, and can be connected to all PC based computers. The configuration and firmware updates are possble using the Windows operating system. All of this is provided in a relatively compact chassis that measures only 15.75" x 5" x 14.25" Behold Electronics Web Site
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