Musical Fidelity A3 Integrated Amplifier

Here we have a classic integrated amplifier from former British based company Musical Fidelity. The A3 is an all analogue amplifier and features six inputs including one for either a moving magnet or moving coil cartridges. Our example is in very good condition and will be professionally packaged. It also comes with remote control, manual, mains cable and our standard three month warranty.
Musical Fidelity Say….
The A3 operates in Class A/B which in our experience offers the ultimate in musical accuracy and pleasure. The A3 is based on ideas and principles developed in the legendary X-A1 Integrated amplifier but with subtle changes and improvements.
This ”son of the legendary A1000” has a dual mono configuration, with a separate power transformer for each power amp, and separate windings for the preamp and remote control.
Extremely sophisticated printed circuit board design techniques have been applied, using double-sided, plate-through-hole PCBs, with an advanced ground plane configuration to ensure astonishing performance.
The A3 will deliver plenty of peak current, loads of peak volts and will be unconditionally stable into any load.
Casework will be distinguished by a machined, heavy, mil-spec, oblong-shaped, extruded aluminium front panel. The panel will have a bright silver finish, similar to the X-A Family. Knobs will be machined out of solid aluminium with gold-plated detailing.
Features:
Active preamp output included – Permits flexible use of the A3 in multi-room or surround-sound situations. Also allows passive bi-amping.
Dual mono power amps – Excellent stereo separation resulting in great imaging and depth of field. Also gives greater dynamic headroom and image stability.
Separate transformer windings for preamp – No interaction between power amp and preamp, yielding excellent inter-stage isolation and, consequently, grain-free sound with unimpeded dynamic range.
Separate windings for digital remote control electronics – Ensures that none of the digital electronic control artefacts get onto any analogue power supply lines. True benefit is full remote control with no sonic losses.
Full remote control – Remote control of volume and select.
High quality phono MM/MC stage as standard – High-quality phono stage designed to work perfectly with the pre- and power amp electronics.
Very low high-frequency distortion up to 60 kHz – This rare level of performance ensures absolutely neutral, clean, hash- and grain-free reproduction of high frequencies.
Specifications:
Power output: 85 watts per channel into 8 Ohms; 170 watts per channel into 4 Ohms
Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.008% at 1 kHz
Frequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz + 0.5 dB
Inputs: 1 phono; 5 line level
Outputs: Speaker outputs; Tape out; Preamp out
Input Sensitivity: 300 mV (line inputs); 3.5 mV (MM input); 350 µV (MC inputs)
Input Impedance: 100 kOhm
Signal to Noise Ratio (line inputs): > 83 dB ‘A’ weighted (Ref 1 W); > 96 dB ‘A’ weighted (Ref 85 W)
Signal to Noise Ratio (MM): > 78 dB ‘A’ weighted (Ref 1 W); > 80 dB ‘A’ weighted (Ref 85 W)
Signal to Noise Ratio (MC): > 70 dB ‘A’ weighted (Ref 1 W); > 72 dB ‘A’ weighted (Ref 85 W)
Power Requirements: 100/115/230 V AC 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption: 400 W Max
Dimensions: 440 (W) x 400 (D) x 95 (H) mm
Weight: 13.0 kg