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I think there is a huge misunderstanding here.Big improvement specifically how? ZEN is less power and costs more money.
Improvement for you perhaps as im sure you have a better rep agreement for this product. Just pulling the plug on a product for no real reason is reason enough not to buy from you.
First and formost, NAV-TV, ZEN Audio and mObridge are all under the same umbrella.
The K2 was discontinued as it has been superseded by the Zen Power9. I was the lead engineer on both, the ZP9 is a completely new product that improves on all the things i learnt over the last 5 years selling the K2.
The ZP9 is better in every single measurable way. For starters, it has more power than the K2 - i am not sure where you read it has less.
| ZP9 specs: | K2 specs |
| 4 x 150w RMS | 2 x 150W RMS |
| 4 x 70w RMS | 6 x 70w RMS |
| 1 x 500w RMS | 1 x 400w RMS |
ZP9 has more power on sub channel and 2 additional high power channels. MORE power.
Further advantages:
- Stronger PSU to allow for additional power and improved stability.
- Proper extruded alloy heatsink as well as fan - this was one of the shortcomings of the K2 in hot climate like Arizona or Texas some people would experience thermal rollback when driving the amp hard with the top down.
- DSP - i don't even know where to begin with this as there is a laundry list of new features and performance advantages here with the ZP9. Pick any DSP function on the K2 and the ZP9 will do it better.
- Accoustic improvement, not only is there more power but the channels themselves have a lower noisefloor and lower THD.
The K2 is a great amp, but it is also 5+ years old. It was time for a new product!
Because of all of these things the ZP9 is a more expensive piece of equipment.
The heatsink alone was a huge cost increase.
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