On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Phase Linear, American, founded 1970
Used by
King, Angelo T., American, born 1959
Date
1970s
Medium
metal and plastic with aluminum
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7 × 19 × 11 in., 28 lb. (17.8 × 48.3 × 27.9 cm, 12.7 kg)
Description
A Phase Linear 400 amplifier. The amplifier has a brushed aluminum front plate with two cut-outs for volume unit (VU) meters. The front plate has black cursive text at the top and center that reads: [Direct Coupled Solid State Amplifier / Phase Linear / 400 / Four Hundred Watts R.M.S.]. Black print text found below the meters reads: [CHANNEL ACHANNEL B / POWER LEVEL]. The back of the amplifier is black metal with five sections created by metal pieces extending from the back of the machine. To the far proper left of the back there are four plastic dials, white, black, and red in color, in a vertical row. Underneath the dials there is a metal input and a metal output, both silver in color. On the side of the panel to the right of the dials, yellow text and diagrams that indicate the purpose of the dials and the input and output. Inside the next section to the right of the last, there is a caution message in white text. To the far proper right of the back there is a power cord at the top and a metal plate that gives the serial number, model and power information. The information reads: [Phase Linear / SERIAL NUMBER 1490 / MODEL 400 / MAX POWER IN 750 WATTS / AC VOLTS 117 50 TO 400 HZ / U.S. PATENT 3,727,148 / MADE IN U.S.A / PHASE LINEAR CORP. / LYNNWOOD, WASHINGTON]. There is a yellow and red sticker below the plate.
Place used
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Lynwood, Snohomish County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Musical Instruments
Type
amplifiers
Topic
Hip-hop (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Angelo T. King / The Original DJ Tony Tone AKA Tony Crush of The Cold Crush Brothers
Object number
2012.47.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e486a22f-dd36-4008-968a-7f621f8424a3

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