AudioSource Amp 5.3 250-Watt Powered Amplifier

AudioSource Amp 5.3 250-Watt Powered Amplifier
Manufacturer: Audio Source
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The Amp 5.3 is a fully featured, high current mono power amp. With high quality components housed within heavy-gauge steel, this amplifier sounds as impressive as it looks. Fan cooled, all-discreet output devices stay cool while driving even the most demanding speakers. Large toroidal power supplies and oversized capacitors ensure sufficient headroom while staying stable into loads as low as two ohms. And despite its modular design, it can also be used as powerful individual amps. This amplifier can even be mounted in an optional rack mountable chassis. It also provides a low cut switch, which filters out Bass below 100Hz with a 12dB slope. It also features front panel status LEDs, Volume, Low Cut and Phase Control.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Amp 5.3 stereo power amplifier from AudioSource is a very powerful and flexible addition to your home theater. You can use this monoblock amplifier by itself, or combine it with a series of Amp 5.3 units to power an entire home theater and drive speakers throughout your home.

The clean design houses a high-power amplifier that is easy to set up and easy to expand as your home theater grows. AudioSource amplifiers deliver accurate, rich sound, combining high sound-pressure levels and a clear reproduction of even the most subtle details of sound. The Amp 5.3 provides up to 250 watts per channel with total harmonic distortion of less than 0.1%.

Depending on your needs, you can place and replace several monoblock amps in one system. It's easy to connect power sources, audio and video inputs, and speaker outputs with the expansion-friendly design. Balanced inputs allow the Amp 5.3 to connect to audio and video components with XLR outputs, and unbalanced inputs handle RCA output connections.

The front panel of the amplifier has a simple array of LED displays that signal both operating status and potential warnings. A protect warning helps you avoid overloading or overheating the unit, and it will reset the unit to the initial settings once the problem is addressed.

A phase control button allows you to switch the polarity of the speaker outputs to compensate for occasions where speakers are out of phase and sounding hollow. A low-cut control feature filters the lowest frequencies from your small speakers, preventing distortion and protecting the speakers.

In the heart of the amp, the torodial power transformer generates a big sound while reducing distortion by shielding the sound from stray magnetic fields. With the Amp 5.3, you can control the volume directly on the unit, or by adjusting the signal source component (such as your receiver, preamp, etc.)

What's in the Box
Amp 5.3 stereo amplifier and owner's manual.