Hughes & Kettner ERA 2 Wood acoustic amplifier

Hughes & Kettner ERA 2 Wood

Era 2 is the second acoustic amplifier in Hughes & Kettner’s era acoustic series. Alongside extraordinary acoustic power, era 2 gives you richly detailed definition for peerless authenticity and tonal brilliance, plus a bunch of remarkably innovative and intuitive features to make every performance better.

Built in Germany to the highest quality standards, era 2’s extra power and low-end make it the perfect choice for players who require serious volume and bass for performance purposes.

Features:

• Painstakingly selected, top-drawer components
• Excellent preamps
• Premium-quality AD/DA converters
• Custom-made power amp with a massive 400 watts of headroom
• Two fully featured, identical channels
• Independent FX engine for each channel with 16 programs
• Very effective Preshape and Mode buttons to voice channels to suit different instruments and vocal registers
• Only slightly larger than conventional 60-watt acoustic combos
• Developed by renowned acoustic amp designer Michael Eisenmann in a joint effort with the Hughes & Kettner team
• Choice materials, handpicked for durability and ruggedness
• Made in Germany to the most discriminating standards for quality

Specifications:

• 400 Watt amplifier output
• For steel string guitar, classical guitar, accordion, strings, keyboard, zither etc.
• High resolution
• Direct and unadulterated sound reproduction
• Large headroom for a dynamic feel
• Exact mapping of the entire frequency spectrum through 2 x 8'' custom made speaker+ 1'' dome tweeter
• Channel 1 and 2 identically and equally usable for two instruments or instrument and vocals or two voices
• Channel 1 and 2 each equipped with high resolution mic and instrument input (XLR/jack combo jack - phantom power switchable)
• Switches: -10 dB / Shape / Mute Gain control 3-band EQ with two modes (e.g. for steel string and nylon string)
• Channel-specific FX engine with 16 programs - Reverbs, Chorus, Flanger etc.
• Channel 3: AUX In 3.5 mm stereo input, adjustable, for an external audio source
• Channel 4: FX-Return 6.3 mm stereo input, adjustable, usable for devices with line level
• Master section with volume and notch filters for suppression of resonance
• 5 Outputs: DI, Line, Tuner, Headphones, Digital Out S / PDIF Toslink
• FX loop: 6.3 mm FX send
• 35 mm tripod flange
• Weight: 14.1 kg
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 350 x 475 x 290 mm
• Colour: Natural glazed
• Incl. tilt stand (25°/35°) and padded protective cover