In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Auratone and its U.S. distributor TransAudio Group have announced the first-ever Active 5C Sound Cube, and it will be on display at the 2022 NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center (at Auratone booth 16311 and TransAudio Group booth 14914).
The mono amplifier is designed and built in Europe in collaboration with the hardware manufacturer Bettermaker. A primary goal of the R&D process was maintaining the original characteristics of the 5C, utilizing the same amplifier design from the NAMM TEC Award-winning A2-30 amplifier.
“Auratone has been receiving requests for an active version of their flagship sound cubes for a long time,” notes Brad Lunde, founder and president of TransAudio Group. “We were happy to get boutique Polish manufacturer Bettermaker together with Alex Jacobsen, owner, and grandson of founder Jack Wilson, for the perfectly matched A2-30 amplifier. Now, the two companies have collaborated to get a mono amplifier that contains the guts and soul of the A2-30 into each chassis for the active version.”
Like the other 5C variants, the Auratone Active 5C is made in the USA. It’s stated to deliver 50 watts into its internal 8-ohm load via a balanced combo XLR/TRS input. As with the passive version, it reproduces between 80 and 15,000 Hz via a 4.5-inch driver with stated signal-to-noise ratio in excess of 100 dB. In addition to an input, the rear of the box provides an on/off switch and power LED. The active 5C has integrated overcurrent, overheated, and short protection in the rare event of electrical trouble.
The Auratone Active 5C is now shipping at a U.S. MAP of $749/pair.
