Earthquake Cinenova Grande 5-Channel Amplifier Best Multi Amp over $3000 Award

This ad is for a Earthquake Cinenova Grande 5-channel power amplifier. This amp puts out 300 Watts per channel into 8 ohms and double down into 4 ohms. The Earthquake Cinenova Grande won the Home Theater Magazine’s best multi-channel amplifier over $3000 award. See http://www.hometheatermag.com/poweramplifiers/905earthquake/ http://earthquakesound.com/cng_7.htm http://www.earthquakesound.com/cineova.htm This amplifier does not have the balanced inputs like the newer Cinenova but it sounds better due to no relay circuit on the output stage. Due to no relay circuit on the output path, it sounds better and you can literally feel the earth shaking bass it puts out much more than the newer Cinenova. As a full disclosure, I must warn you that no relay circuit also cause the amp to make a “WHUMP” sound when power up and hearing capacity discharge when power down. Earthquake manufacturer has confirmed that the noise when power up and down is part of the design parameter and will not harm the speakers. Earthquake manufacturer said if this is a concern, they can add a relay circuit at a small cost. Overall, this amplifier is in near mint condition with the exception of the small mark on the handle. I have captured this mark on one of the picture. This amp is very heavy; it weights 140 pounds in shipping crate. I have the original wood crate and packing foam, manuals and power cord.