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James Bongiorno left GAS and founded SUMO Electric Co. to create a new audio line. What emerged was the four-quadrant full complementary differential balanced power amplifier, "The Power".

Ultimately, the SUMO product line was expanded to include multiple amplifiers, preamps, tuners, and numerous other products. Information on them is hard to find, so I’m missing some details below.

I am always looking for literature, manuals, schematics, etc. for these, so if you have any I’d love to hear from you!

To see a SUMO ad, click here. Product literature (including specifications, spec sheets, etc.) is here...

Amplifiers

Amplifier

Power
(watts @ 8 ohms)

Year
 Introduced

Comments

Other Info

Andromeda

200

1981

 

Manual

Andromeda II

200

1989

 

Manual
Schematic

Andromeda III

240

1993

 

Spec Sheet*

Polaris

100

1982

 

Manual

Polaris II

120

1990

 

Manual

Polaris III

120

1993

 

Spec Sheet *

The Five

60 watts Class A
200 watts bridged

1993

 

 

The Gold

125

1979

Class A

Manual

The Nine

65

1980

Class A

Manual
Schematic1
Schematic 2 *
Nine + Circuit *

The Ten

100

1991

Class A

 

The Power

450

?

Class AB

Manual

The Half-Power

200

?

 

 

Ulysses

60

1989

MOSFET

 

Ulysses II

60

1993

MOSFET

 

* Courtesy of Ampzilla Joe

Other Components

Name

Type

Comment

Other Info

Artemis

Preamplifier

 

 

Athena
Athena II

Preamplifier

 

Manual*

Electra
Electra Plus

Preamplifier

 

Manual
Schematic

Diana

Preamplifier

 

 

Aurora

Tuner

 

Manual

Charlie

Tuner

Controversial tuner, people either love it or hate it

Manual

Schematic1
Schematic 2**

Delilah
Delilah II

Crossover

Designed to work with Samson subwoofer

 

Samson
Samson II

Subwoofer

15 inch ported subwoofer for use with Delilah

 

Theorem
Theorem II

DAC

For use with Axiom CD transport

 

Axiom

CD Transport

 

Manual

Moat

Bridging Adapter

 

Spec Sheet**

SUMO I

Phono cartridge

Moving magnet

Spec Sheet**

SUMO II

Phono cartridge

Moving coil

Spec Sheet**

Aria

Planar speakers

Manufactured by Highwood Audio in Calgary, Canada, subsequently sold under Museatex name

 

Opus I, II, III

Speakers

 

 

* Courtesy of Chris Bunch

** Courtesy of Ampzilla Joe

 

Here are some photos of items I don’t have, and so couldn’t photograph for my main SUMO page:

SUMO_Five

SUMO The Five Power amp

SUMO_Gold

SUMO The Gold Power amp

SUMO The Nine Class A power SUMO The Nine Plus Class A amp Rackmount p2

SUMO The Nine Power amp
(I have a black one but not a silver)

SUMO_Aria
SUMO_Aria_Label

SUMO Aria speakers and label

SUMO_OPUS3_1 SUMO_OPUS3_2

SUMO Opus 3 speakers

SUMO_Samson

SUMO Samson subwoofer
and Delilah crossover

SUMO_Moat

SUMO The Moat Bridging Adapter
(Photo courtesy of Walter Leemans)

Contact me at: david@davidsaudio.com

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