A Design Collaboration with CH Precision
The Madison AMPLIFIER emerged from a collaboration between Wattson’s engineers and CH Precision, redefining performance and musicality within its class. Every element embodies the best hallmarks of Swiss engineering and an unwavering commitment to lifelike music reproduction. With a circuit topology influenced by CH's reference-grade designs and a custom power architecture, the Madison delivers dynamics and control with authority. A strategically designed signal path minimizes distortion while preserving harmonic integrity, allowing your favorite recordings to unfold with depth and dimension. Transparency, texture, and tonal purity shape its sonic character, ensuring every note carries weight, presence, and emotional impact that surpasses expectations at this price level. Designed to engage the listener, the Madison transforms musical playback into a deeply immersive experience.
The Madison AMPLIFIER begins as a 50-watt-per-channel stereo design but easily transitions into bi-amplification or monophonic modes for seamless system upgrades. Bi-amplification mode routes the input signal to both output channels for vertical bi-amplification, enhancing dynamics, resolution, and control without added complexity. Monophonic mode converts the amplifier into a single channel, which improves current delivery and handling of complex loads while allowing placement near the loudspeaker. This flexibility ensures lasting performance, effortless evolving with your future loudspeakers upgrades.
Madison AMPLIFIER:
Performance Beyond Expectation
At its core, the Madison AMPLIFIER embodies Swiss engineering at its finest. High-density circuitry and precision design converge to achieve sonic performance once reserved for elite amplifiers. Its power supply forms an unshakable foundation—an exceptionally robust, highly filtered, and tightly regulated architecture employing symmetrical DC converters to ensure unwavering current delivery into any load. This approach creates the ideal conditions for the amplifier’s low-feedback Class AB linear circuit, preserving both microdynamic nuance and effortless musical flow.
The fully symmetrical amplification stage, built entirely from discrete components, maintains purity from input to output. Whether receiving an unbalanced RCA or fully balanced XLR signal, the input stage is designed to optimize signal integrity, preserving the original recording's tonal richness and spatial resolution with remarkable fidelity.
At the heart of the Madison’s output stage lies a carefully selected pair of high-power bipolar transistors per channel—the very same output devices employed in CH Precision’s amplifiers, including the flagship M10. This shared engineering DNA reinforces the deep connection between the two Swiss companies. These transistors form the crucial link between electrical precision and musical expression, ensuring the amplifier delivers effortless drive, control, and transparency. The result is a presentation of striking realism and emotional depth—one that unites the technical mastery of CH Precision with Wattson Audio’s commitment to musical purity.
Engineered with CH DNA
The Madison Amplifier draws directly from the engineering philosophy of CH Precision, its sister company renowned for reference-grade amplification. Many of the same design principles—fully discrete, symmetrical circuits, low-feedback topologies, and meticulous power management—are carried over from CH’s celebrated M10 and A1.5 amplifiers. Even its output transistors are identical to those used in CH Precision’s designs, ensuring the same standard of dynamic control, linearity, and stability. This shared DNA gives the Madison a rare pedigree: a compact, accessible amplifier infused with the sonic integrity and technical excellence of Switzerland’s most advanced high-end engineering.
Two Finishes, One Ethos
For the first time, the Madison Amplifier is available in two finishes—Light Gray and Dark Gray. The new palette reflects Wattson Audio’s commitment to precision and visual harmony, allowing the amplifier to blend seamlessly into a wide range of interiors. Dark Gray recalls the elegance of the former Lounge Edition, while Light Gray preserves the timeless purity of the original design.
A Fusion of CH Precision’s Mastery
and Wattson’s Minimalist Vision
The collaboration between CH Precision and Wattson on the Madison AMPLIFIER brings together two distinct yet complementary philosophies, uniting CH Precision’s relentless pursuit of uncompromising performance with Wattson’s vision of refined, accessible, high-performance audio. CH Precision’s expertise in ultra-linear amplification and circuit design ensures that Madison inherits the sonic purity, speed, and control found in reference-level electronics, while Wattson’s approach emphasizes elegant simplicity, compact form, and sustainable craftsmanship.
This synergy results in an amplifier that delivers exceptional transparency and musicality, and is versatile and adaptable to evolving systems. By fusing CH Precision’s technical rigor with Wattson’s ethos of simplicity, the Madison AMPLIFIER achieves a rare balance—one that honors the essence of high-end audio while offering a pathway for enthusiasts to experience uncompromised sound in a far more accessible and affordable package.
The collaboration between CH Precision and Wattson on the Madison AMPLIFIER brings together two distinct yet complementary philosophies, uniting CH Precision’s relentless pursuit of uncompromising performance with Wattson’s vision of refined, accessible, high-performance audio. CH Precision’s expertise in ultra-linear amplification and circuit design ensures that Madison inherits the sonic purity, speed, and control found in reference-level electronics, while Wattson’s approach emphasizes elegant simplicity, compact form, and sustainable craftsmanship.
This synergy results in an amplifier that delivers exceptional transparency and musicality, and is versatile and adaptable to evolving systems. By fusing CH Precision’s technical rigor with Wattson’s ethos of simplicity, the Madison AMPLIFIER achieves a rare balance—one that honors the essence of high-end audio while offering a pathway for enthusiasts to experience uncompromised sound in a far more accessible and affordable package.
Swiss Precision, Sustainable Design, Timeless Performance
The Madison AMPLIFIER embodies the ethos of Swiss precision and craftsmanship in a compact form. Its solid-billet aluminum chassis provides excellent shielding and mechanical stability. Locally manufactured with sustainable practices, including utilizing recycled aluminum off-cuts, its design reduces material and energy consumption while maintaining performance and musical integrity. Drawing from CH Precision’s technology, its fast, linear amplification circuitry, switchable modes, and hand-selected components deliver exceptional clarity, control, and musicality. Built to last, the Madison enhances every listening experience while protecting your investment and adapting to your system as it evolves.
Specifications
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Input impedance: 100kΩ
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Output power: 2 x 50W / 8 Ω; 2 x 75W / 4Ω; 2 x 120W / 2Ω
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Bandwidth: 1Hz to 400 kHz (-3dB)
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Signal-to-noise, weighted (SNR-A): > 120dB
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Total harmonic distortion + noise (THD+N): < 0.05%
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Dimensions (W x D x H): 216 x 300 x 87mm;
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8.5 x 11.8 x 3.5 inches (without binding posts)
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Weight: 6.0kg; 13.25lbs
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Power supply: 36V DC 350W external
