RATING
LAST YEAR I had the good fortune of reviewing Trinnov’s Altitude16 surround processor and loved it so much it became a permanent fixture in my A/V system. At the time, I raved about its performance and, after more than a year of daily use, I can honestly say that this 16-channel pre-pro is one of the best upgrades I’ve ever done in my theater.
So you can imagine how thrilled I was to have the opportunity to mate this fine specimen with Trinnov’s Amplitude16, a striking 16-channel power amplifier the company describes as a “perfect companion” to the Altitude16—a match made in heaven, aesthetically and electrically. The components share an almost identical brushed aluminum front panel and, as Trinnov points out on the product page, the amplifier’s input sensitivity has been matched with the prepro’s output level to “maximize dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio.”
Designed in partnership with Denmark’s ICEpower, the Amplitude16 manages to squeeze two custom power supplies and 16 class-D modules in a rack-mountable chassis about 5 inches tall. In my case, this one box can replace the two ATI amps (also class-D but of the Hypex Ncore variety) I use to power nine of the 12
