AVANTGARDE ACOUSTIC MODEL 5i AMPLIFIER - LIKE NEW Start Price GBP 1,200.00 Current Price GBP 1,200.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 29, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 06, 2008 Location Higher Denham, Buckinghamshire See more about 'AVANTGARDE ACOUSTIC MODEL 5i AMPLIFIER - LIKE NEW' Description Here we have a very nice Avantgarde Acoustic Model 5i integrated amplifier. This amplifier is about 3 years old and has been our demonstrator model which has had very little use. The finish is a very attractive textured metallic silver grey. The amplifier is in very good condition and was designed to partner high efficiency loudspeakers as well as normal loudspeakers. This is one of the finest sounding transistor amplifiers available today. It comes with remote control and a manual. The list price when new was £2750.Here is a little text from the 5i brochure: The Model 5i amplifier once again reveals the excellent value of an Avantgarde Acoustic horn speaker. Considering that most other speakers will necessarily require heavy follow-up investments in adequate amplification, the Model 5i amplifier and an Avantgarde Acoustic horn speaker will make an outstanding combination at the respective budget sum.In addition, Model 5i offers innovative technological features. The consequent elaboration of the principle "less is more“ led to an ultra short signal path and a very small feedback loop with only 2 amplification stages. This preserves the music‘s original dynamics and provides a well balanced, highly resolved and precisely focused, yet unobtrusive reproduction. There is barely another amplifier on the market featuring less active parts in the signal path and it may be hard to believe, but despite its little nominal power, Model 5i delivers a soundstage of truly unbelievable authority, including even the lowest octaves. Simply a perfectly balanced amplification matching any high quality speaker system. Consequential because a newbenchmark in performance - and in affordability - is now available.OTHER FEATURESThe MODEL 5i integrated amplifier has five RCA INPUTS. As an option INPUT 5 can be reconfigured internally with a jumper into AV-mode. In AV-mode the volume control of the MODEL5i is bridged for the INPUT 5. If you want to integrate your high-end stereo within your home theatre system, you simply have to switch the input selector to INPUT 5. The volume of the left and right front channels is then centrally controlled by the AV processor. The MODEL 5i has one RCA RECORD-OUT, one PRE-OUT with XLR connectors for usewith active speakers (ex. SOLO) and a SPEAKER-OUT fitted with WBT connectors is used for the connection to the main passive speaker systems. The main power switch is located at the backside of the unit. Here the MODEL 5i can be turned completely off and detached from the mains. In the STANDBY-position of the input selector, a red LED in the display indicates that the amplifier is ready for operation. The display is fully illuminated in white as soon as an INPUT (1 to 5) is selected. If the MUTE button of the remote control is pressed one half of the illumination of the VOLUME display is switched off. The brightness of the various displays can be adjusted by the means of three dimmers controls on the downside of the unit. These are accessible from the outside. A specially assigned dimmer to control the brightness of the AV-channel can be set separately. Thus it is possible to automatically dim or switch off the illumination of the MODEL 5i in home theatre systems with projection as soon as the AV channel is selected. A high precision stepper motor controls the volume in small incremental steps. This elaborate solution allows for fine adjustments even at low volume settings. The potentiometer on the audio circuit board in the rear part of the unit is connected to the motor and volume knob through a long shaft. This way no electrical influence of the motor on the audio section can occur. The remote control, which is included with the MODEL5i, is reduced to the necessary functions and allows the setting of the VOLUME and MUTE function. Two infrared diodes will ensure proper operation even at longer distances. The remote control is powered by two 1.5 Volt AAAHere is the spec on the Model 5i amp:Input5 x Audio,                         - 5 x RCA stereo pairInput impedance              - 10k OhmSensitivity                         - 2 levels - optional selection (internal jumper)4  x RCA stereo pair1 x Audio AV-direct,         1 x RCA stereo pairInput impedance               - 10k OhmOutput1 x Audio Record-Out, 1 x RCA stereo pair1 x Audio Line-Out,      1 x XLR stereo pairOutput impedance       200 Ohm1 x Speaker output      1 x WBT stereo pairOutput impedance       0.4 OhmPower output in CLASS A at 20 Ohm  - 2 x 1.1 watts                                          at 8 Ohm    - 2 x 0.4 wattsPower output in CLASS AB at 4 Ohm  - 2 x 38 watts                                             at 8 Ohm  - 2 x 27 wattsFrequency response -3 dB, 3 watts at 8 Ohm 10 – 220,000 HzDimensionsheight - 72 mm / 2.8 inwidth - 340 mm / 13.4 indepth - 379 mm / 14.9 inWeight - 7.5 kg / 16.5 lbsIf you have any questions then please feel free to ask or call me on 01895 833099Please note that we are G T Audio in Buckinghamshire and have been trading for over 20 years so please bid with confidence.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HERE IS THE SMALL PRINTG T Audio strictly abides by the rules of Ebay and will publish all questions on the listing.Beware of second chance offer scams!It is not my policy to send second chance offers. 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