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RA180
HiFi Rose RA180, in as-new condition with very low hours. A versatile amplifier with many options for tuning the sound to how you like it. Complete with remote, manual and original packaging (£5499 new)
£3,495
1 Year warrantyRA180
£3,495
Pre-Owned Stock: UK Customers Only - Orders outside the UK cannot be processed.
RA180 Integrated Amplifier
The RA180 integrated amplifier has been carefully considered, crafted and constructed to challenge contemporary expectations and deliver a near-perfect, natural sound that defies entrenched beliefs. Unique input and output options alongside user-adjustable features to suit any premium audio system ensures the use of this elegant 800W Class AD amplifier is an experience to behold.
Sound Design
The overall design of the RA180 perfectly complements the award-winning RS150B music streamer in its overall impression. However, its semi-exposed, retro-industrial aesthetic is one that sits at home in any premium audio system. Constructed from high-purity aluminium, the chassis houses a wealth of complex engineering inside.
A New Standard in Amplifier Design
The RA180 is based around a new concept Class AD Amplifier technology. Class D amplification provides higher efficiency and higher output, as well as improved noise and distortion measurements, compared to more traditional Class AB designs. However, many Class D designs in the past have suffered in sound quality, due to limitations in the digital circuitry. HiFi Rose’s state-of-the-art Class AD amplifier resolves these problems with the use of innovative new materials.
The RA180’s Class AD amplifier boasts Gallium Nitride FETs as opposed to more common Silicon FET technology. The result of this design is a high-speed, perfectly accurate amplification stage with almost no dead time, allowing it to perform far more naturally, like a pure analogue amplifier.
Multi-Output Design
The RA180 boasts two 200W amplifier modules per-channel. One amp is optimised for stable mid-bass and balance, while the other is designed to deliver smooth, clean power to the high frequencies, spanning up into the super tweeter area well beyond 20kHz. The result is a sophisticated bi-amplification solution from a single box, where, when the two modules per-channel are connected to a speaker’s high and low-frequency inputs separately, the driving force to the speaker is clean, controlled and directed without interference.
To help control the high frequencies, the RA180 is equipped with a user adjustable active crossover. The H/F CROSSOVER section allows users to set the base high-frequency output from 600Hz to 6,000kHz for a perfect matching of the connected speakers. The high-frequency amplifier module will then support playback up-to 100kHz (@ -3dB) to help shape a wide and deep sound stage that feels natural and without limitation.
Finally, the two amplifier modules per-channel can also be set to Bridge Tied Loads (BTL) mode, allowing for a single pair of speaker cables to connect to each speaker while still benefiting from 400W of rich, balanced sound.
Customisable Experience
The RA180 boasts a host of other customisable features. The Bass and Treble tone controls allow users to adjust the flat frequency response at 100Hz and 10kHz, respectively, with ±15dB gain for a fully tailored sound. There’s also the finely adjustable balance control slider to precisely set the signal split between both channels. Alternatively, the BYPASS.POWER AMP mode links the source connected to the LINE 3 input directly to the power amplifier stage without going through the pre-amplifier. This is particularly useful for home theatre applications, allowing the RA180 to power the front speakers in a home cinema system without having to manage multiple volume dials.
Elsewhere the built-in MM and MC compatible phono stage – which is equipped with low-band bass TURNOVER and high-band ROLL OFF selection dials to tailor the amplifier to perfectly suit the EQ filter that each vinyl record was originally produced with – provides greater flexibility than most stand-alone phono stages are able to offer.
- Next-generation Class AD (Advanced D) amplifier design with 800W output
- Gallium Nitride FETs in the amplification stage deliver perfect linear output
- Four amplifier modules to support Bridge Tied Loads or Bi-Amping speaker connections
- Frequency range spans up-to 100kHz to deliver a wide and deep sound stage
- Separate outputs for two sets of stereo speakers
- Built-in moving magnet and moving coil phono stage with simple switch selection
- Phono stage has adjustable EQ to accommodate any vinyl record with faithful reproduction
- Active crossover for high frequency output to support Super Tweeter frequencies
- Tonally flat output design, complemented by Bass and Treble tone controls
- Bypass Power Amp mode suits more complex system configurations
- Purpose-designed high-efficiency power supply with Silicon Carbide FET technology
- Distinct, retro-industrial aesthetic with high-purity aluminium construction in silver finish
- Dimmable VU meters
- IR remote control included
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