C-5000 vs NAT Audio Symmetrical
The Symmetrical's output impedance is 70Ω against the C-5000's 150Ω, its output voltage 1.0V RMS against 2.0V RMS, its weight 17 kg (37 lbs) against 19.1 kg (42 lbs), and its depth 455 mm against 451 mm.
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Estimated price (community-sourced)
$6,999 - $11,000
Around — community and catalog average, updates slowly
About the C-5000
The Yamaha C-5000 is a high-end analogue preamplifier from Yamaha’s 5000 Series, built around a fully balanced, discrete signal path and Yamaha’s floating balanced circuit topology to reduce ground-noise influence. It uses dual toroidal transformers and a symmetrical, low-impedance, dual-mono style layout, and includes a serious MM/MC phono stage, tone controls, selectable gain/phase options, balanced and unbalanced inputs/outputs, and a front-panel headphone amplifier.
Specifications
Analog Output
Analog signal output specifications
- Output Voltage
- 2.0V RMS
- Output Impedance
- 150Ω
- Max Output Voltage
- 6.0V RMS
Phono Preamplifier
Phono stage specifications
- Adjustable Loading
- Yes
- Loading Options
- 10Ω, 30Ω, 100Ω, 300Ω
Connectivity
Input and output connections
- Bluetooth
- No
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Ethernet
- No
- Analog Inputs
- RCA, XLR
- Analog Outputs
- RCA, XLR
Physical Dimensions
Size, weight, and appearance
- Dimensions
- 435 × 142 × 451 mm (W × H × D)
- Weight
- 19.1 kg (42 lbs)
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