Emotiva BasX A-5175 Power Amplifier

Here we have a five channel power amplifier from Emotiva. Ideal for use in a home cinema or A/V set-up. It comes in good fully working condition, with a couple of marks/dints to the casework – please refer to photographs. Supplied in original factory packaging along with mains cable, reprinted manual, trigger cable and our normal three month warranty.
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Our BASX product line is dedicated to the philosophy that high-quality products that deliver true audiophile sound quality don’t need to be expensive to buy or complicated to configure and enjoy. Our BASX power amplifiers give you great sound quality, excellent technical performance, and outstanding value.
The BASX amps use a “classical audiophile architecture”, centred around a heavy-duty linear power supply, Class A/B amplification, and the high current capability you need to sound great with even difficult to drive speakers. We’ve paid special attention to important details like heavy-duty audiophile grade binding posts and carefully laid out signal paths. And we’ve also included important high-end features like differential inputs, automatic line voltage detection, and microprocessor controlled status indicators and fault protection.
The BASX A-5175 delivers plenty of clean superb sounding audio power to drive almost any speaker to satisfying listening levels without the slightest hint of stress or strain. The BASX A-5175 is the ideal foundation for an economical but great sounding home theatre system, and the perfect way to upgrade your current home theatre system or AV receiver.
If you need superb sound, excellent build quality, and outstanding value, then you’ve come to the right place – Emotiva BASX.
The BASX A-5175 is an audiophile-grade power amplifier that provides five channels of superb quality audio amplification. The BASX A-5175 power amplifier features our fully discrete, high current, short signal path class A/B output section, and a heavy duty linear power supply.
Welcome to the BASX series of power amplifiers… proof that you can still get true audiophile sound quality, all the power you need to get great sound from even difficult to drive speakers, and real value… all in an attractive, well made package.
Features:
True audiophile-quality sound – as with all of our amplifiers, the BASX A-5175 power amp was designed first and foremost to sound superb in all types of audio systems
Great sounding Class A/B output stage – ensures smooth detailed sound and incredibly natural imaging – without a trace of harshness or strain
Heavy duty linear power supply – with an oversized toroidal power transformer and plenty of current capacity to drive even difficult speakers
Top quality parts and construction throughout – promise years of reliable service
Totally stable – designed for use in the real world, with real speakers
Heavy steel 3RU chassis with milled aluminium face plate – provide strength and rugged good looks
Heavy duty insulated five-way speaker binding posts – allow you to use a wide range of speaker cables with bare wires, lugs, or banana plugs
Remote trigger input and output – allow the BASX A-5175 power amp to be turned on by trigger-enabled equipment, and to activate other trigger-enabled equipment
Audiophile-grade fault protection – entirely transparent under normal conditions, yet protects the amp and your other equipment from all common fault conditions
Universal AC line voltage operation – the BASX A-5175 power amp was designed to operate on either 115 VAC or 230 VAC at 50/60 Hz, and automatically detect and configure itself to operate with your local line voltage
Standard IEC power inlet – fits all standard and audiophile IEC power cables
Specifications:
Power Output Per Channel; Two Channels Driven: 175 watts RMS / channel; 20 Hz – 20 kHz; THD < 0.1%; into 8 Ohms; 250 watts RMS / channel; 20 Hz – 20 kHz; THD < 0.1%; into 4 Ohms
Power Bandwidth (at rated power; 8 Ohm load): 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+ / – 0.1 dB)
Broad Band Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 80 kHz (+ 0 / – 1.5 dB)
THD + Noise: < 0.07% (A-weighted); at rated power; 1 kHz; 8 Ohms
Signal to Noise Ratio (8 Ohm load): > 115 dB; ref rated power (A-weighted); > 95 dB; ref 1 watt (A-weighted)
Minimum Recommended Load Impedance: 4 Ohms, which equals one 4 Ohm load or two paralleled 8 Ohm loads
Damping Factor (8 Ohm load): > 500
Speaker Output Connections: Audiophile grade 5-way binding posts
Power Supply: Linear power supply with heavy duty toroidal transformer
Input Sensitivity (for rated power; 8 Ohm load): 1.2 V
Gain: 29 dB
Input Connections: Unbalanced (RCA); one each per channel
Input Impedance: 27 kOhms
Trigger Input: 5 – 12 V (AC or DC); <10 mA input current required
Trigger Output: 12 VDC; can drive any load up to 120 mA
Power Requirements 115 VAC or 230 VAC @ 50 / 60 Hz (automatically detected)
Front Panel Controls and Indicators: Standby; push button (halo ring changes colour to indicate Standby or On); Status LEDs; one per channel; blue. Status LEDs change to red to indicate a fault condition
Rear Panel Controls: AC Power switch; rocker switch (switches AC main power); Status LEDs switch; disables front panel Status LEDs
Protection: The BASX A-5175 is protected against excessive operating temperature, shorted speaker connections, ground faults, and other common fault conditions
Dimensions: 432 (W) x 419 (D) x 152 (H) mm
Weight: 16.6 kg