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Mola Mola Ossetra Mono Amplifier: Class D Tech Takes Another Swing at the Heavyweight Title

The Mola Mola Ossetra is a $25,100 Class D mono amplifier delivering 350W into 8 ohms with ultra-low distortion, challenging Devialet in the high-end arena.

Mola Mola Ossetra Mono Amplifier Front

The new Mola Mola Ossetra isn’t just another entry in the increasingly crowded Class D amplifier scene — it’s a statement piece. This 350W/8 Ohm, full-bridge mono amplifier takes Mola Mola’s proprietary Trajectum Class D technology and pushes it even further, with redesigned discrete Class A gain stages, lower noise, and enough current capability to drive just about anything you throw at it.

We’ve covered the evolution of Class D amplifier technology extensively — where it started, how it shed its early reputation, and how today’s best examples rival (and sometimes surpass) traditional Class A and A/B designs at every price point. The Ossetra builds on that momentum, proving that Class D isn’t just closing the gap — it’s gunning for the heavyweight title.

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Mola Mola Ossetra: Class D Power with Precision

The Mola Mola Ossetra shows how far Class D amplifier design has come. Rated at 350 watts into 8 ohms, 700 watts into 4 ohms, and 900 watts into 2 ohms, it delivers serious power in a compact half-width chassis. Its full-bridge, fully balanced architecture helps maintain clarity and control across any loudspeaker load, while its Trajectum Class D topology continues Mola Mola’s effort to refine switching amplification beyond its early limitations.

Measured performance is exceptional. The signal-to-noise ratio reaches 130 dB, with distortion below 0.003 percentacross the full frequency and power range. The input impedance of 200 kΩ allows seamless pairing with a wide range of preamps, and the output impedance below 0.002 ohms (damping factor over 4000) ensures tight, authoritative driver control.

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With bandwidth extending beyond 100 kHz, frequency response remains completely flat within the audible range. Attention to detail continues at the connection level, with Furutech binding posts and Kubala-Sosna internal wiringensuring clean signal transfer.

At 200 mm wide (7.9 inches), 110 mm high (4.3 inches), and 355 mm deep (14 inches), the Ossetra weighs just 7 kg (15.4 pounds). It shows that serious power no longer requires a full-size chassis or the heat output of a Class A design. The result is a clean, modern example of Class D engineering done right — efficient, powerful, and built with precision.

Inside the Mola Mola Ossetra: Power Supply, Modulator, and Input Stage Design

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The Mola Mola Ossetra takes a clean, engineering-first approach to Class D amplifier design. Its new power supply goes beyond standard EMI compliance, reducing noise while improving both dynamic and continuous output power. The use of a full-bridge topology makes the amplifier fully balanced from input to output, easing the strain on the power supply and improving overall efficiency and load stability.

At the heart of the signal path, Mola Mola developed new discrete Class A gain stages for both the modulator and feedback system. These stages are tuned for high open-loop bandwidth, which allows precise control of distortion and noise through optimized feedback without introducing instability — a key factor in achieving the Ossetra’s transparency and consistency across frequencies.

The input stage also uses discrete Class A amplification, providing a high-impedance, DC-coupled path that avoids signal-degrading capacitors. Like Mola Mola’s Makua preamplifier, it uses shunt voltage regulation to maintain low noise and stable operation, ensuring AC currents stay localized and the regulator’s behavior remains constant across the entire audio band. The result is a quiet, stable front end designed to preserve signal integrity before it ever reaches the power stage.

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The Bottom Line

At an estimated $25,100 USD, the Mola Mola Ossetra is not an impulse buy — even by high-end standards. Its measured performance, engineering depth, and execution are all deeply impressive, showing just how refined Class D amplification has become. But the question remains: will audiophiles spend this kind of money on such compact mono amplifiers, regardless of how advanced they are?

Mola Mola has earned its reputation for building some of the best DACs and network amplifiers available, and the Ossetra clearly follows that lineage. Still, at this price point, it enters the same conversation as Devialet, another brand that has pushed Class D (and hybrid designs) into the luxury space with style and power to match. Whether listeners see the Ossetra as a new benchmark or an overachiever with a steep entry fee will depend on how much faith they’re willing to put in Mola Mola’s take on the future of amplification.

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2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. Anton

    October 10, 2025 at 10:47 pm

    15 pounds? At that price? Are these guys out of their mind?

    High-end pricing is totally whack.

    • Ian White

      October 10, 2025 at 11:15 pm

      Anton,

      Definitely not a big bang for your buck type of product. Their DAC is utterly first class but also not inexpensive.

      IW

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