FS: Acurus A125x5 multi-channel amplifier

Early B.
Early B. Posts: 7,900
edited November 2006 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
For sale is a beautiful Acurus A125X5 5-channel amplifier in excellent condition. This amp is conservatively rated at 125 watts per channel into 8 ohms, and 175 into 4 ohms. Excellent bang for the buck.

This amp has separate 2 channel and 3 channel sections - the stereo section has additional heat sink cooling to provide over 150 watts per channel for the two main front speakers. Very stable, great performer in high output situations. Made by Mondial Designs (Aragon), known for high quality. Made in the USA. Original retail price was $1,600.

Will sell for $550 plus shipping.

PayPal is preferred. I do not have the original box, but I will package it very well.

See consumer reviews here: http://www.audioreview.com/PRD_115526_1583crx.aspx
HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

"God grooves with tubes."
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited November 2006
    I know someone that might be interested. I told him e I would help him put together a nice HT on a budget and this would be a very nice start.

    Wes
    Link: http://polkarmy.com/forums

    Sony 75" Bravia 4K | Polk Audio SDA-SRS's (w/RDO's & Vampire Posts) + SVS PC+ 25-31 | AudioQuest Granite (mids) + BWA Silver (highs) | Cary Audio CAD-200 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Rotel Michi P5 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Cambridge Audio azur 840C--Wadia 170i + iPod jammed w/ lossless audio--Oppo 970 | Pure|AV PF31d
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,021
    edited November 2006
    can it be bridged ?
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,411
    edited November 2006
    Willow wrote:
    can it be bridged ?

    no it can not
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,021
    edited November 2006
    :mad: :mad:

    I just want something to match my outlaw mono..think I'll just order 2 new ones and be done with it.

    thanks
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited November 2006
    Willow wrote:
    :mad: :mad:

    I just want something to match my outlaw mono..think I'll just order 2 new ones and be done with it.

    thanks

    Instead of buying 2 new Outlaw monos, sell your Outlaw and buy this one. More amp channels and better sound for less money. Of course, that's my unbiased opinion.:p
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,021
    edited November 2006
    But how can we compare the 200wpc to the 125wpc?
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited November 2006
    Willow wrote:
    But how can we compare the 200wpc to the 125wpc?

    Watts don't mean squat.

    You wanna buy what sounds good. You don't hear the specs. The Acurus has a cleaner sound, IMO. I used to own the Outlaw mono, so I'm just giving you my $0.02, FWIW.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,021
    edited November 2006
    What are the dimensions ? please
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited November 2006
    Willow wrote:
    What are the dimensions ? please


    17 x 6.75 x 14

    Weighs 42 lbs.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,021
    edited November 2006
    K dibs...let me talk to my wife tonight....and I will need to mesure...
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited November 2006
    Let me Know if Willow decides to bow out.

    I could be interested.

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited November 2006
    Here's the deal -- whoever buys it first (or commits to buy) gets it.

    PM me if interested.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2006
    Early B. wrote:
    Watts don't mean squat.

    You wanna buy what sounds good. You don't hear the specs. The Acurus has a cleaner sound, IMO. I used to own the Outlaw mono, so I'm just giving you my $0.02, FWIW.

    All watts correlate to is volume, plain and simple. If someone tells you the more power the better control or separation or soundstage has no idea what they're talking about. It's simple physics.

    With that, GREAT amp!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,021
    edited November 2006
    Won't fit. I'm going to have to pass.
    thanks
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited November 2006
    Great now I have to decide between a SVS 20-39+ and this amp. Then again I did collect quite a bit of money today, finally. I am really going to have to be nice to my wife.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited November 2006
    Buy the amp
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited November 2006
    hmmm. I have been talking lately on getting an amp now, then upgrade my speakers in a couple years, is this a good place to start?
    AVR: H/K AVR240
    Fronts: Monitor 50s
    Center: CSI3
    surrounds: R15s
    Sub:Velodyne DPS10
    Dvd/Cd: Samsung HD upconverter (for now)
    TV: 50" Sammy Plasma
    game hardware: 360 and gcn.
    Gamertag: kovster27
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited November 2006
    yes...
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited November 2006
    tommyboy wrote:
    hmmm. I have been talking lately on getting an amp now, then upgrade my speakers in a couple years, is this a good place to start?
    Absolutely. Mondial made some great amps. Your speakers are fine with the HK but this amp will sound better and you're set for future speaker upgrades.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited November 2006
    Early, I stuck with my want list order, and ordered a sub. I think you have a great deal there. Best of luck. I still wish I could pull it off but I think my wife would kill me, and she would then sell all my Stuff.:D
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited November 2006
    MillerLiteScott wrote:
    I still wish I could pull it off but I think my wife would kill me, and she would then sell all my Stuff.:D
    Dibs!!!! :p
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited November 2006
    you got it sami?
    AVR: H/K AVR240
    Fronts: Monitor 50s
    Center: CSI3
    surrounds: R15s
    Sub:Velodyne DPS10
    Dvd/Cd: Samsung HD upconverter (for now)
    TV: 50" Sammy Plasma
    game hardware: 360 and gcn.
    Gamertag: kovster27
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited November 2006
    tommyboy wrote:
    you got it sami?
    No, you go ahead.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2006
    :D ROFLMAO!!!!:D Too funny!
    Sami wrote:
    Dibs!!!! :p
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited November 2006
    PM sent, I better buy it now before I change my mind...:)
    AVR: H/K AVR240
    Fronts: Monitor 50s
    Center: CSI3
    surrounds: R15s
    Sub:Velodyne DPS10
    Dvd/Cd: Samsung HD upconverter (for now)
    TV: 50" Sammy Plasma
    game hardware: 360 and gcn.
    Gamertag: kovster27
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited November 2006
    ***sold***
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited November 2006
    So... did you snag it Tommy-my-boy?:)
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited November 2006
    Yes, I grabbed it:D , I'll tell you guys how everything went once I get it. But I'm sure with earlys 30+ experience, there will be no problem(sorry, first purchase on Polks site, if it wasn't for early's experience, I would have never bought it).
    AVR: H/K AVR240
    Fronts: Monitor 50s
    Center: CSI3
    surrounds: R15s
    Sub:Velodyne DPS10
    Dvd/Cd: Samsung HD upconverter (for now)
    TV: 50" Sammy Plasma
    game hardware: 360 and gcn.
    Gamertag: kovster27
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