Aethos Integrated Amplifier
Aethos is a giant amongst integrated amplifiers, not so much in size, but in performance. Delivering a hefty 156W per channel but with true elegance. It houses 5 line-level inputs, preamp out, front panel 6.3mm headphone output and a good old tape loop too.No messing with digital ins or Bluetooth/wireless to compromise circuitry and no phono stage – at this level you will have a dedicated one.
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Product Description
The Aethos stereo amplifier is housed in a brand new, custom designed case. Employing four 160 W 16 Amp output transistors per channel, this delivers 156 W per channel into 6 Ω. The Aethos is a dual mono design using a custom wound toroidal transformer and regulated supplies for the sensitive amplification and driver stages. The pre-amplifier stage uses class-A discrete circuitry throughout. The Aethos is a no compromise product with one goal, to deliver your music as faithfully as possible.
Design Innovation
Rega’s time, effort and money has been spent on developing the circuit and construction, utilising the highest specification of components throughout. As part of the design, Rega included useful features such as the switchable direct input and preamplifier output, to enable the new Aethos amplifier to be used in a wide combination of systems. The headphone socket has been integrated such that the speaker switching is performed by the output mute relay as so not to obstruct the signal path and degrade the sound quality.
Rega has taken the design concepts underpinning the multi award winning and hugely successful Elex-R and Elicit-R and propelled the performance to the next level and beyond with a 125watt dual mono design with features such as fully discrete FET based line amplifier, polypropylene capacitors throughout the signal path, K-Power reservoir capacitors, power amplifier regulated supply and a high current output stage comprising of four 160w Sanken output transistors per channel.
Key Features
156 W per channel into 6 Ω (125 W per channel into 8 Ω)
Dual mono design
5 Line inputs
Headphone socket
Remote control
Direct input
Record out
Pre-amp out
Lifetime warranty against manufacture defects
