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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the new Emotiva BASX A-100 Stereo Flex Amplifier.
Our BASX product line is dedicated to the philosophy that high-quality products that deliver true
audiophile sound quality don't need to be expensive to buy or complicated to configure and
enjoy. All of our BASX amplifiers give you great sound quality, excellent technical performance,
and outstanding value.
The BASX A-100 incorporates a compact footprint and "classic audiophile architecture", centered
around a heavy-duty linear power supply and class A/B output stage. It will deliver enough
audiophile quality sound to drive most speakers to satisfying listening level. The BASX A-100
delivers 50 watts per-channel into 8 ohms and 80 watts per-channel into 4 ohms, and can be
controlled manually or configured to respond to a trigger input or the presence of an audio signal.
The BASX A-100 is also a true integrated amplifier, and includes a front panel Volume control.
Another special feature, which serious headphone aficionados will appreciate, is a headphone
output which is derived from the main amplifier outputs via a set of high quality, low noise, series
resistors. This enables the A-100 to offer the same listening experience that headphone lovers
prize in high-end vintage equipment, only with the vastly improved performance made possible
by the modern circuitry in the A-100. Another very unusual feature, which will prove invaluable
to the owners of low-efficiency planar headphones, is the ability to bypass the series resistors
entirely, and so connect the headphone output directly to the output of the main amplifiers.
This allows the A-100 to optimally drive very low efficiency headphones without the need for
expensive and complicated adapters and adapter cables.
As with all our BASX amplifiers, the A-100 includes our intelligent protection circuitry, which
protects the unit and your speakers from most common fault conditions, and we've paid special
attention to important details like heavy-duty audiophile grade binding posts and carefully laid
out signal paths.
If you need a superb sounding amplifier, with excellent build quality, and a compact footprint,
or if you've been looking for a superb quality "speaker amplifier" to drive your difficult to drive
headphones, then the BASX A-100 is for you.
Check it out; you'll be glad you did.
Happy listening!
The Emotiva Team
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