Musical Fidelity A1

Musical Fidelity A1 (new)

£1,499.00

Superb modern spin on an audiophile classic. Beautiful sound!

4 in stock

Description

A classic is reborn!

The Musical Fidelity A1 is a piece of hi-fi history. First produced in the 1980s, its pure Class A electrical design was famous not just for its ability to work with a wide variety of equipment of the day, but for its ability to deliver a sound performance like nothing else. The new generation of A1, released in 2023, stays true to the original design in almost every way, only making changes to improve certain technical characteristics and suit modern requirements.

  • 25 watt Class A amplifier design

 

In Hi-Fi, the Musical Fidelity A1 has become one of the most classic designs – inside and out. First released back in 1985, it quickly made waves for being an absolute beast when it came down to driving some of the most difficult speakers of that time, even though it was actually a rather low powered integrated amplifier. But: it was all done in pure Class A with excellent and expertly laid out discrete symmetrical circuitry topology and using only highest quality components. The A1 showed people that there was more to amplifiers than just high power.

Specifications

Amplifier

  • Power: 25 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms
  • Voltage: 42.5 Volts peak to peak
  • Current: 25 Amps peak to peak
  • Damping Factor: 150
  • Gain (volume max): 32dB (Direct Mode), 42dB (Normal Mode)
  • Output devices: 2 per channel
  • Signal / noise ratio: 82dB
  • Channel separation: 85dB
  • Frequency response: + 0, –1dB, 10Hz to 40 kHz
  • Line level sensitivity: 300mV rms nominal, 8V rms max
  • Line level inputs impedance: 25k Ohms
  • Tape Out impedance: 220 Ohms
  • Pre Out impedance: 100 Ohms

Phono Preamp

  • Phono RIAA response: +/- 1dB
  • MM sensitivity: 5mV nominal
  • MM capacitance / impedance / gain: 100pF / 50k Ohms / 40dB
  • MM signal / noise ratio: 75dB
  • MC sensitivity: 450μV nominal
  • MC impedance / gain: 1k Ohm / 60dB
  • MC signal / noise ratio: 70dB

Inputs

  • 1x phono RCA MM/MC, 5x line RCA

Outputs

  • 1 x line level RCA fix TAPE OUT
  • 1 x line level RCA var PRE OUT
  • 1 x 4mm banana/binding posts SPEAKER OUT

General Information

  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 440 x 68.3 x 283.3 mm
  • Main voltages: 230V/115V Internally set or 100V optional
  • Max. Consumption: 130W, 0W in standby (=Power Switch OFF)
  • Weight: 10.5kg

 

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