Anthem MCA 525 Gen 2 | 5-channel power amplifier, 225 W per channel

Name: Anthem MCA 525 Gen 2 | 5-channel power amplifier, 225 W per channel
Brand: Anthem
SKU: 68785
Price: 4490.00 CHF
Availability: BackOrder

Reference 68785

CHF4,490.00

Supplier stock – typically 4 to 7 days

The Anthem MCA 525 Gen 2 is a 5-channel power amplifier delivering 225 W per channel into 8 Ω, made in Canada. It shares two power supplies across its channels, includes ALM protection and pairs with the AVM 70 and AVM 90 A/V processors.

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Power amplifier on a marble top in front of a glowing shield symbolising ALM protection

Advanced Load Monitoring protection

On the MCA 525 Gen 2, ALM tracks the unit's internal temperature, current and voltage. It acts only in extreme conditions, to protect the amplifier and the speakers, and it removes internal fuses from the signal path. If a fault occurs, the unaffected channels stay active and operation on all five channels resumes by itself once conditions return to normal. A front-panel LED shows the status.

Close-up of toroidal transformers wrapped in blue tape in front of aluminium heatsinks

Two shared power supplies

The MCA 525 Gen 2 shares two large power supplies across its five channels. Any channel, or all of them at once, gets instant bursts of power without affecting channel separation. The transformers are low-flux toroidal types, for very quiet operation. The signal-to-noise ratio reaches 120 dB (IEC-A, ref. 225 W).

Power amplifier seen from the rear, XLR and RCA inputs above the speaker binding posts

Connections and switch-on

The rear panel brings together the single-ended and balanced inputs, the speaker binding posts and the relay trigger on a 3.5 mm mono jack. The input impedance is 10 kΩ on RCA and 15 kΩ on XLR. Three switch-on modes are offered: manual, trigger or signal sensing. Standby consumption is 2.0 W.

Power amplifier seen from the front three-quarter, black front panel

Companion to the AVM processors

The MCA 525 Gen 2 complements the AVM 70 and AVM 90 A/V processors, whose styling it shares, for configurations of up to 15.4 channels with ARC Genesis. It delivers 225 W per channel into 8 Ω, 400 W into 4 Ω and 600 W into 2 Ω. Each channel relies on 8 bipolar output transistors. The unit measures 43.18 × 46 × 16.9 cm (W × D × H with feet) and weighs 27.5 kg.

Reference 68785

Data sheet

Product Type: Power Amplifier
Brand: Anthem
Audio outputs: Speaker binding posts, relay trigger (3.5 mm mono jack)
Number of channels: 5
Analog inputs: Single-ended (RCA), balanced (XLR), relay trigger (3.5 mm mono jack)
Output power: 225 W per channel (8 Ω); 400 W per channel (4 Ω); 600 W per channel (2 Ω)
Color: Black
Signal-to-noise ratio: 120 dB
Power consumption: Idle 80 W; typical playback 550 W; high playback 1200 W; standby 2.0 W
Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz: ±0.1 dB (8 Ω), ±0.1 dB (4 Ω), ±0.2 dB (2 Ω)
Séparation des canaux: More than 65 dB (100 Hz - 10 kHz)
Distortion (THD): THD+N 0.0010% (1 kHz), 0.002% (20 kHz) at 100 W
Width: 43.2 cm
Depth: 46.0 cm
Height: 16.9 cm
Unit weight: 27.5 kg