Overview

“… OUTSTANDING … normally, performance like this is reserved for flagship standalone video processors,” said
Secrets of Home Theater raving about Anthem's new digital video processing. Now (in addition to all of the features found in the AVM 30!) the AVM 50 includes the same state-of-the-art broadcast-quality video processing currently receiving critical acclaim in the Anthem™ Statement D2.

As with the D2, the improvement the AVM 50 brings to 480i DVD picture quality is astounding — almost as remarkable as the clarity it brings to HD 1080i material. And while on lower-resolution displays improvements are dramatic, on the new generation of 1080p displays, picture quality is simply astonishing. And yes! In the hands of this latest Audio/Video Master even Component Video material looks better. With Anthem’s advanced hardware and software solutions,
digital video connections are now truly “plug and play.”

The AVM 50 represents the ultimate in affordable high-end audio PLUS broadcast-quality digital video processing.

Specification

 
INPUTS
MCA 20
2 Single-Ended, 2 Balanced, 1 Relay Trigger (3.5 Mono Jack)
MCA 30
3 Single-Ended, 3 Balanced, 1 Relay Trigger (3.5 Mono Jack)
MCA 50
5 Single-Ended, 5 Balanced, 1 Relay Trigger (3.5 Mono Jack)
 
 
OUTPUTS
MCA 20
2 Pairs Speaker Binding Posts, 1 Relay Trigger (3.5 Mono Jack)
MCA 30
3 Pairs Speaker Binding Posts, 1 Relay Trigger (3.5 Mono Jack)
MCA 50
5 Pairs Speaker Binding Posts, 1 Relay Trigger (3.5 Mono Jack)
 
 
SWITCHES
Front Panel: Power On/Off
Rear Panel: 3 On/Off Modes (Trigger, Manual, Auto)
 
 
POWER OUTPUT
(Continuous RMS, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, <1.0% THD)
Impedance
8 
4 
2 
# of Channels Driven
1
All
1
All
1
All
MCA 20
225 W
200 W
370 W
300 W
535 W
410 W
MCA 30
225 W
180 W
375 W
265 W
550 W
340 W
MCA 50
225 W
180 W
370 W
265 W
535 W
340 W*
*Special test conditions required
 
 
  
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
HEADROOM
1.45 db (8 ); 2.3 db (4 )
POWER BANDWIDTH
10 Hz - 80 kHz (200 W @ 8 )
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
20 Hz - 20 kHz (-0.15 db); 5 Hz - 100 kHz (-2 db)
THD + N
0.0015% @ 1 kHz; 0.03% @ 20 kHz (100 W into 8 )
INPUT SENSITIVITY
1.5 VRMS for 225 W into 8 
INPUT IMPEDANCE
10 k (RCA); 15 k (XLR)
DAMPING FACTOR
130@ 1 kHz (ref. 8 )
S/N RATIO
120 db, A-weighted (ref. 225 W)
CHANNEL SEPARATION
>65 db (100 Hz - 10 kHz)
VOLTAGE GAIN
29 db
SLEW RATE
POWER REQUIREMENTS
MCA 20
800 VA @ maximum power output (8 load)
MCA 30
1100 VA @ maximum power output (8 load)
MCA 50
1800 VA @ maximum power output (8 load)
DIMENSIONS
MCA 20
17-1/4" (43.8 cm) Wide x 7" (17.8 cm) High x 12-1/4" (31 cm) Deep
MCA 30
17-1/4" (43.8 cm) Wide x 7" (17.8 cm) High x 12-1/4" (31 cm) Deep
MCA 50
17-1/4" (43.8 cm) Wide x 7" (17.8 cm) High x 17-1/2" (44.5 cm) 
NET WEIGHT (Unpacked)
MCA 20
35 lb (15.9 kg)

About the brand

Welcome to Anthem™/Sonic Frontiers International

For more than a decade Sonic Frontiers International has manufactured award-winning high-end components. Sonic Frontiers™ and Anthem™ products are used internationally at all levels of music reproduction: in homes and recording studios as well as in professional broadcasting. Europe 1, France’s national radio station, uses three Sonic Frontiers D/A converters atop the Eiffel Tower, while NASA uses a Sonic Frontiers power amplifier in its Space Shuttle testing facility in Key Largo, Florida.

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