The MA3 is a three-channel amplifier designed to operate reliably in commercial environments. This would also make a great 2.1 amplifier, 40 watts to 2 speakers and 60 watts to a mono subwoofer speaker. This amplifier was specifically designed for use in:
Paging
Foreground Music
Background Music Distribution
3 Independent Amplifiers
60W per Channel Continuous Average Power into 4Ω, 20-20k Hz
40W per Channel Continuous Average Power into 8Ω, 20-20k Hz
Load Sensitive Dynamic Limiters and Headroom Meters
SPiKe® Protection Circuitry
High Capacity Linear Power Supply
Sealed Heat-Tunnel Forced-Air Cooling
80 Hz High Pass Filter Selection per Channel
UL / cUL Certified
The MA3 is an ideal amplifier with Rane’s paging, foreground music, and background music products, the Rane CP52S, CP64S, CP66 and DA 26S.
The MA3 uses a conventional linear power supply with a toroidal transformer. This configuration minimizes the emissions associated with switching supplies and noisier transformer designs. The power supply features independent secondary supplies for each channel, minimizing load regulation interaction and crosstalk.
The combination of a solid, conservative power supply and forced-air cooling allows the MA 3 to simultaneously deliver 40 watts of continuous average power into 8Ω and 60 watts into 4Ω.
SPiKe®* dynamic protection circuitry completely safeguards each channel against over-voltage, under-voltage, overloads, transients from inductive loads, thermal runaway and instantaneous temperature peaks. Biasing is not allowed to occur when an under-voltage condition exists, reducing turn on and turn off transients.
Fast-response limiters allow the MA3 to tolerate up to 20 dB of overdrive into 8 and 4Ω loads while holding THD below 1%. This means no loss of speech intelligibility or harsh clipping. This feature greatly increases the dynamic range of the system without external limiters.
Peak-responding, load-adaptive meters accurately indicate the remaining headroom. The meters are helpful in setting system levels and indicating signal compression.
Balanced inputs with Euroblock connectors are provided. Euroblock output connectors accept up to 12 gauge wire. Rear panel Level controls allow amplifier sensitivity adjustment. Internally selectable 80 Hz highpass filters for each channel offer protection against over excursion of small bookshelf speakers and saturation of distribution transformers at low frequencies. These filters are shipped in the “off” position from the factory.
Built to be driven hard
The MA3 Amplifier drives all three channels at the continuous average rated power, indefinitely. It is specifically designed to operate in demanding commercial applications. Very low emissions allow the amplifier to operate in close proximity to signal processing equipment without causing excessive interference. Other Rane equipment may operate next to the MA3 in a rack. The high efficiency “heat tunnel” design allows the amplifier to process severely compressed signals reliably even when installed in a rack with elevated ambient temperatures. Forced-air cooling keeps heat away from other equipment.
You won't hear the other Zones
The MA3 is designed to deliver foreground music, background music and paging signals to three different Zones without annoying crosstalk. A quiet office, for example, with a paging signal only, will not hear foreground music playing in the lounge. The high capacity linear power supply incorporates three independent secondary supplies with independent bridge rectifiers and filters. The result is exceptionally good crosstalk figures even with multiple channels driving full power into 4Ω loads.