Arcam A5+
Arcam’s A5+ pairs class-leading insight with inviting musical warmth, giving records, digital sources and wireless listening a revealing yet involving voice. What Hi-Fi highlights its rare balance of detail and musicality, while THE AUDIO TAILOR underscores confident Class AB drive, clarity and modern wireless convenience. With phono, headphone and aptX Lossless Bluetooth support, it is a versatile, high-scoring stereo hub.
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Nicely Roasted
Sound Quality
88/100
Build Quality
80/100
Features Connectivity
89/100
Value for Money
85/100
Pros
Revealing, insightful presentation retains a strong sense of musicality.
Confident Class AB power delivery is paired with clear, balanced sound.
Wireless streaming adds meaningful modern convenience for both traditional and tech-focused listeners.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 88/100
Review coverage describes an unusually insightful yet clearly musical presentation. Available comments also suggest confident power delivery, though they provide little direct detail on stereo imaging.
Transparency Resolution
94/100
What Hi-Fi praises the A5+ for “class-leading insight,” a strong endorsement of its ability to uncover detail and information in recordings. The available review extract does not further describe noise floor, treble texture, or low-level resolution.
Tonal Balance Musicality
92/100
What Hi-Fi specifically highlights a tangible sense of musicality alongside the amplifier’s insight. The Audio Tailor likewise characterises its sound as balancing clarity with power, suggesting an engaging rather than clinical presentation.
Dynamics
88/100
The Audio Tailor calls the A5+ a Class AB powerhouse and praises its balance of power and clarity. That supports confident drive for a 50W-per-channel design, although the supplied reviews do not discuss transient slam or difficult-speaker control in depth.
Soundstage Imaging
80/100
The supplied review extracts do not directly address stage width, depth, image focus, or layering. As a result, there is little reviewer evidence on the A5+’s spatial presentation.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
80/100
The supplied reviews offer no direct comments on chassis construction, internal component quality, controls, or long-term reliability. Specifications confirm a conventional full-width 8kg integrated amplifier, but do not by themselves establish a stronger craftsmanship verdict.
Features Connectivity
89/100
The A5+ combines three RCA line inputs, an MM phono input, digital capability, and a headphone output in a sensibly broad package. Bluetooth 5.4 supports AAC, aptX, aptX HD and aptX Lossless, while the included remote adds everyday convenience; balanced connections, network streaming, and HDMI are absent from the listed specification.
Value for Money
85/100
At roughly 749 to 1,199.95 in the supplied pricing, the A5+ competes in a busy affordable-to-midrange integrated-amp market. None of the supplied reviews directly weighs whether it outperforms similarly priced rivals on value, though the feature set is usefully comprehensive.
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Specifications
- Specification
- • Continuous power output (0.5% THD), per channel
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- • 2 channels driven, 20Hz - 20k Hz, 8Ω 50W
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- • 2 channels driven, 1k Hz, 4Ω 75W
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- • Harmonic distortion, 80% power, 8Ω at 1k Hz 0.003%
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- • Analogue Inputs
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- • Number of inputs 3 (RCA pairs)
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- • Signal/noise ratio (A-wtd, ref. 50W, 1V input) 106dB
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- • Frequency response 20Hz—20k Hz ± 0.2dB
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- • Phono (MM) Input
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- • Input impedance 47kΩ + 100pF
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- • Frequency response (ref. RIAA curve) 20Hz—20k Hz ± 1dB
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- • Digital Inputs
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- • Supported Sample Rates (k Hz)
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- • 192, 176.4, 96, 88.2, 48, 44.1
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- • Bit depths (bit) 24, 16
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- • Frequency response (fi lter 1) 20Hz—20k Hz ± 0.2dB
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- • Signal/noise ratio (A-wtd, ref. 50W, 0dBFS) 109dB
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- • Headphone Output
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- • Maximum output level (RMS) into 32Ω/300Ω 2.5V/5V
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- • Load range 16Ω - 2kΩ
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- • Wireless Specifications
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- • Bluetooth Version - 5.4; A2 DP Sink/ Source, AVRCP, BLE, SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD and aptX Lossless, LE Audio, Auracast
- Bluetooth Transmitter Frequency and Power - 2,400 MHz to 2,483.5 MHz
- • <20d Bm
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- • General
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- • Mains voltage 100V or 110–120V or 220–240V, 50–60Hz
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- • Power consumption (maximum) 350W
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- • Power consumption (standby) <0.5W
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- • Dimensions W x D (including speaker terminals) x H (including feet) 431 x 344 x 83mm
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- • Weight (net) 8kg
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- • Weight (packed) 11kg
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- • Supplied accessories
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- • Mains lead(s)
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- • Remote control with 2 x AAA batteries
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- • Quick Start Guide
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- • Important Safety Instructions
Manufacturer's Description — Arcam
The "A" in ARCAM stands for amplification, where our expertise lies. The A5+ is the latest in nearly 50 years of amplifier design and manufacture, dating back to our first product in 1976 —the A&R Cambridge A60 amplifier. Since the launch of the award-winning ARCAM Radia A5, we haven't rested. Our engineering team pushed further to create the ARCAM A5+, an even better sounding and more versatile integrated amplifier.
The A5+ features an enhanced power supply design and cutting-edge wireless capabilities straight out of the box. Snapdragon Sound delivers uncompressed digital audio via Bluetooth, while Auracast enables multiple compatible headphones or speakers to share music wirelessly, with no pairing required.
With a wide array of digital and analogue inputs, including a meticulously tuned phono stage, the A5+ ensures impeccable sound quality for everything from vinyl to streaming.
- ARCAM Class AB Amplification - provides brilliant musicality
- 2x 50W Power Output - powers loudspeakers with ease
- Wireless audio with Snapdragon Sound and Auracast built-in - for the best sound with the most convenience
- Wired or Wireless Headphones - connect your headphones for quiet listening with, or without wires
- Fine-tuned phono stage - ensures your records sound as detailed and engaging as possible
- Plastic Free Packaging - for easy disposal of natural materials
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