Ayre Acoustics V-5-X Brochure

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V-5x

power amplifier

“Good? You have no idea.”

…but then finding out is an adventure you owe yourself.”

  – Wes Phillips, SoundStage.com

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V-5x power amplifier

SoundStage.com Reviewer’s Choice Award 2002

“Build quality is exemplary and better than most achieve even at
twice this price. But more importantly, the scale and presence that
it reveals is transporting.”

   – Jason Kennedy, Hi-Fi+

The Ayre V-5x power amplifier gives voice to music’s heartbeat. Enormous

power reserves liberate the full range of dynamic contrast, while the zero

feedback design flawlessly keeps time relationships intact. Fully balanced

from input to output, the V-5x illuminates the soundstage with nuanced

precision. Each musician is transported to your listening room with

unrivaled vitality and vigor. Sixteen high-current output devices per

channel assure absolute stability with any loudspeaker load. The Ayre V-5x

delivers the quintessence of music.

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Ayre Acoustics, Inc. 2300 B Central Avenue
Boulder, Colorado 80301 303 442.7300 303 442.7301 fax

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Features:

• Zero feedback, fully balanced discrete circuitry

• 16 high-current output devices per channel / FET input stage

• Ayre Conditioner™ (patent pending) power line RFI filter

• Sophisticated DC protection circuit

• Remote “trigger” operation

Specifications:

• 150 watts continuous per channel (8 ohm load)
300 watts continuous per channel (4 ohm load)

• Power Consumption: 10 watts in standby mode;
  100 watts in operating mode, no signal

• Frequency Response: DC – 200kHz

• Input Impedance: 100 kΩ (per phase)

• Gain: 26 dB

• 18"W x 15.75"D x 7.75"H

• 55 pounds (25 kg)

The heart and soul of music and film reproduction.

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