Yamaha C-5000 titanium

Always in search of the best in terms of quality and music, to give life to high-fidelity audio systems, the world’s largest audio solutions company presents the C-5000 preamplifier. Yamaha draws on its rich musical experience, both on stage and at home, to create equipment capable of faithfully reproducing every nuance and emotion of a musical performance.

Perfect Balance

With the GT-5000 turntable and M-5000 amplifier, Yamaha offers end-to-end symmetrical signal routing on its flagship models for premium performance.

“Floating and Balanced” Preamplifier

The C-5000 offers balanced transmission and discrete circuits at every stage of the signal path in “Tone Defeat” mode (default setting).

The patented floating design is adopted on all amplification stages: phono EQ input, amplifier input, and line input, to eliminate the influence of background noise on the signal.

Symmetrical Circuit

The preamplifier’s printed circuit board faithfully duplicates the left and right signal paths for perfect final synchronization.

Each channel is physically identical. Thus, the C-5000 guarantees extremely accurate sound reproduction, both deep and vast.

In addition, the ground loop is minimized when other components are connected.

Dual Toroidal Transformers

The adoption of a dual toroidal transformer, independent for the left and right channels, ensures optimal separation and faithful reproduction of the original source.

The low level of magnetic leakage reduces harmful effects on the audio signal. Following a detailed study based on listening tests, the transformer was encapsulated in a copper-plated shell to eliminate magnetic flux and vibrations. Moreover, the influence of flux in the phono circuit is minimized.

This system generates a soft and enveloping sound, thanks to the improved restitution of all information, even the most minute, in the signal.

• Perfectly symmetrical signal transmission
• Symmetrical and floating pre-amplifier
• Symmetrical circuit
• Low impedance
• Rigid and precise
• Double toroidal transformer

Measurements

Nominal output voltage/Output impedance

• (200 mV input, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.01% THD)
  • BAL (BYPASS): 2 Vrms/150 Ω
  • BAL (ATT. −6 dB): 1 Vrms/150 Ω
  • LINE 1/LINE 2: 1 Vrms/150 Ω
  • LINE 2 OUT (recording): 200 mVrms/1.2 kΩ

Maximum output voltage (1 kHz, 0.05% THD)

• BAL: 6 Vrms
  • LINE 1/LINE 2: 3 Vrms
  • LINE 2 OUT (recording): 3 Vrms

Input sensitivity and impedance

• BAL/LINE 1/LINE 2, 1 V
  • BAL 1/BAL 2: 200 mVrms/52 kΩ
  • TUNER/CD/LINE 1/LINE 2 IN: 200 mVrms/47 kΩ
  • EXT.IN.: 1 Vrms/20 kΩ

LINE 2 OUT (recording) (150 mV, 1 kHz)

• PHONO (MC 300 Ω): 100 μVrms/300 Ω
• PHONO (MC 100 Ω): 100 μVrms/100 Ω
• PHONO (MC 30 Ω): 100 μVrms/30 Ω
• PHONO (MC 10 Ω): 100 μVrms/10 Ω
• PHONO (MM, XLR type): 2.5 mVrms/52 kΩ
• PHONO (MM, RCA type): 2.5 mVrms/47 kΩ

Signal-to-noise ratio

• (IHF-A network, input terminated at 1.0 kΩ, JEITA)
• BAL 1/BAL 2/TUNER/CD/LINE 1/LINE 2 IN: 110 dB or more
• PHONO (MC 300 Ω): 80 dB or more
• PHONO (MM): 98 dB or more

Tone control characteristics

• Bass
  • Boost/cut: 30 Hz/±9 dB
  • Turnover frequency: 350 Hz
• Treble
  • Boost/cut: 20 kHz/±9 dB
  • Turnover frequency: 3.5 kHz

Connectivity

• 6x unbalanced RCA inputs (including one Phono MM/MC)
• 4x balanced XLR inputs
• 1x 12V Trigger
• 3x RVA outputs, one XLR
• 2x 12V Trigger outputs

General

• Power consumption
  • Operating: 60 W
  • Standby: 0.2 W
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 x 142 x 451 mm
• Weight: 19.1 kg