Yamaha CX-A5000 preamp/processor

1 year ago 384

Item Condition: Very good

Shipping Options: Pickup available but audition is not available.,Shipping is available at agreed cost.

Suburb or Town: Mona Vale

State: NSW

Payment Method: Cash, EFT

Reason for selling: Replaced with smaller unit

Further Information:

Great-sounding unit in very good condition, I've had no issues at all. Some marks on the top, see photos. Thought I would be keeping this one forever...!

This is Yamaha's flagship processor from 2013, so the feature set corresponds to the state of the art back then. The audio quality, balanced outputs etc, don't change It originally retailed for $3900, the current model CX-A5200 is $4299.

I've attached a screenshot from the manual with the I/O specs, the unit doesn't support Atmos but does support 4k. However there was a subsequent firmware update and I've confirmed that with the Apple TV, it works with 4k@50Hz in SDR but not HDR. I don't have a 4k Blu-ray player to test anything else. It's basically 7.1 but there are additional outputs to synthesize additional "presence" channels. You can find the documentation online here: https://au.yamaha.com/en/support/manuals/index.html?l=en&k=CX-A5000

3rd-party measurements here: https://www.audioholics.com/av-preamp-processor-reviews/yamaha-aventage-cx-a5000-mx/#toc-h2-7

Comes with remote and YPAO puck, original box/packaging. The remote has a bit of a mark on the top, see photo.

At this price I'd give priority to a local sale but shipping can certainly be arranged as I have the original box. It's large, so Pack and Send is probably the best option.

Let me know if any questions