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SWR Debuts Headlite and Amplite Bass Amps

SWR Debuts Headlite and Amplite Bass Amps

Groundbreaking amp pair puts huge SWR sound in extremely diminutive, lightweight packages

Anaheim, CA (January 14, 2010) -- SWR unveils a small but mighty one-two punch in the form of the amplite and headlite. Do not be deceived by the small-black-box looks, because both devices pack a professional tube-amp wallop with the exemplary bass tone and power for which SWR is so prized among discerning bassists.

The amplite is a revolutionary new SWR power amp that packs 400 watts of power into a 3-pound (1.36 kg) package that can be used on its own or easily “daisy chained” in multiple power-amp rigs—indeed, two amplites used together will provide 800 watts in a single rack space, and still only weigh 6 pounds. It’s also ideal for pro audio and monitoring applications, and as a keyboard amp. Available with an optional rack-mounting kit and optional accessory bag for convenient transport (accessory bag included with headlite).

The amplite was designed as the partner of SWR’s new headlite professional bass amplifier. A tube preamp and class D power amp, the headlite is a 400-watt dynamo in a 3.75 pound (1.7 kg) package. Despite its small size, it delivers the tonal clarity SWR amps are famous for and an astonishingly thunderous low-end response, all with a full range of professional features. Designed to be the centerpiece of a fully expandable bass system with the addition of SWR amplite power amps and speaker enclosures, the headlite is ideal as a stand-alone amp in a head/ speaker rig or used together with the matching amplite power amp. In a multiple power amp rig, the headlite is an extremely versatile performance tool for stage or studio.

The headlite includes a convenient accessory bag for easy transport that can also accommodate an amplite power amp. It can also be rack-mounted in half a rack space using an optional kit.

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