Rotel A11 Tribute Integrated Amplifier – Black

From Rotel comes this excellent Integrated Amplifier – the A-11 Tribute. Audio industry legend Ken Ishiwata had left Marantz but rather than simply retire he decided to continue in the audio industry and un-beknown to the vast number of insiders helped with some of the initial upgrades that were being planned by Rotel. Unfortunately, Ken passed away before the project was completed but with the blessings of his family work continued and here, we have one of the products of this partnership. It comes in good condition noting some marking on the front left edge – please refer to photographs. It will be professionally packaged, with remote control, mains cable, manual and our standard three month warranty.
Rotel Say….
The A11 Tribute is a Class AB 50W (8 ohms) Integrated Amplifier developed in cooperation with the audio engineering legend Ken Ishiwata as a Tribute to his legacy spanning over 40 years in the industry. Upgraded components and meticulous tuning of all critical circuits deliver a richer, expressive, and true-to-life experience from the Bluetooth, RCA and Moving Magnet Phono Stage inputs.
The collaboration between Ken and Rotel’s own engineering design teams delivered on the promise of an even higher level of performance of the extremely successful and popular award-winning A11. Upgraded components and meticulous tuning of all critical circuits deliver a richer, more expressive, and true-to-life experience from all of the support source inputs including apt-X and AAC wireless Bluetooth, array of 4 RCA analogue inputs and a Moving Magnet Phono Stage for vinyl fans.
The front panel graphic display and IR remote ensure effortless control of the audio driven by a Rotel in-house manufactured oversized toroidal transformer. The resulting acoustic performance speaks for itself under all loading conditions with even the most difficult speaker loads.
Specifications:
Continuous Power Output: 50 watts/ch (20 – 20 kHz, < 0.03%, 8 ohms)
Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.03% (20 Hz – 20 kHz at rated power)
Intermodulation Distortion: < 0.03% (60 Hz : 7 kHz, 4:1)
Frequency Response: Phono Input: 20 Hz – 20k Hz, ± 0.5 dB; Line Level Inputs: 10 Hz – 100k Hz, ± 0.5 dB
Damping Factor: 140 (20 – 20,000 Hz, 8 ohms)
Input Sensitivity / Impedance: Phono Input: 2.3 mV / 47k Ohms; Line Level Inputs: 180 mV / 47k Ohms
Input Overload: Phono Input: 50 mV; Line Level Inputs: 4 V
Preamp Output / Impedance: 1 V / 470 Ohms
Tone Controls – Bass / Treble: ± 10 dB at 100 Hz / 10k Hz
Signal to Noise Ratio: Phono Input: 85 dB; Line Level Inputs: 100 dB (“A” weighting)
Power Requirements: 230 V, 50 Hz
Power Consumption: 160 watts; Standby: < 0.5 watts
Dimensions: 430 (W) x 345 (D) x 93 (H) mm
Weight: 6.85 kg

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