Musical Fidelity · A370 integrated amplifiers

A370-2

MF's big integrated of the early 1990s - 185 W/ch in a 40 kg chassis with a separate power supply.

Catalogue code: A370-2
Years: 1990
Type: integrated amplifier
Valves & speakers: 185 W/ch stereo integrated amplifier
Lifecycle: retired
Confidence: Medium

Specifications

Watts: 185
Watts_basis: per channel, 8 ohm load unless noted in rated_load
Channels: 2
Technology: solid-state
Class_of_operation: not stated in the catalogue sheet
Weight: 40.0 kg

Safety

Class-A unit in a small chassis: it runs hot and the original electrolytics are past their design life. Early MF units have no protection circuitry, so a DC fault can take the speakers with it.

01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Version & era marker.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1990; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.