REDGUM Articulata (Integrated)
The ARTICULATA is the ultimate REDGUM integrated amplifier for those who demand the best. Which is a breeze to attain with 200Wpc on offer. When this Signature Series RGi120ENR amplifier was first created in 2001, it was based on our Award-winning RGi120 but with its output power boosted to 155Wpc. That made its actual ‘slam’ higher than ‘the original’ RGM175 Monoblocks!!! Time has moved on since then; so, too, has its power, accumulating without fanfare. Now renamed as part of the Amplifolia range, it definitely makes the music well worth one!
Odd how when it’s that good, it’s human nature to always ask for more! The ARTICULATA Integrated is a fine example of this.
What emerged in 1993 as the RGi120 (120Wpc), the very first member of the REDGUM family, also became the first REDGUM amplifier to be turbo-charged in 2001, as the RGi120ENR. This upgrade remained visibly modest until 2006 when a heat sink on steroids was the first sign that becoming a Signature Series amplifier really was a serious career move.
Shifting gear up to 155Wpc meant that the oldest child in the family had become without doubt the spokesperson for all REDGUM Integrated amplifiers. And as human nature would have it, the actual ‘slam’ available from the RGi120ENR was higher than ‘the original’ RGM175 Monoblocks, circa 1998!!! (Bless the addition to the catalogue of more powerful Audiophile MOSFETs!)
Back then, the RGi120ENR’s ability to speak out for itself was more than refreshing. It represented the needs and the wants of the music honestly so that each listening moment was always “just like the first time”. A credit to those ‘go-fast’ modifications that basically were a “double, or nothing” process alongside a more powerful 300VA transformer.
The idea of boosting each successive batch of transformers to become ever-bigger had started as a sweetener to soften the blow of a price rise in 2004. As a result, this ‘silent’ upgrade continued on over the years until the power rating for the Signature Series RGi120ENR had reached 200Wpc! Rather than redesign, it was time to regroup its 500VA as the ARTICULATA in 2015. In short, once the REDGUM Black Series amplifiers were on the scene, all the traditional, wood-fronted Signature Series amplifiers remained just as they were, all Australian-made, but now with their new Eucalypt names forming the Amplifolia range.
Oh, and if you seek brilliant performances well articulated, its name says it all!
Including these ‘go-fast’ modifications :
Even bigger 500VA Transformer
Bigger power supply Capacitors
Dual power wiring
Dual earthing
Dual internal speaker wiring
Large gold speaker binding posts
and much more…….
Get this one and you will never need a bigger integrated amplifier.
For when it’s time to leave the fanfares … to the music!
Made in Australia – truly!
REDGUM’s unique Dual Mono remote control is fitted as standard, unless you prefer a manual version.
All REDGUM amplifiers have inputs suitable for Home Theatre Bypass.
(H 145 x W 420 x D 360 mm / H 5.7 x W 16.5 x D 14.2 in – 18kg / 40lb – 2 yr Warranty)
| Weight | 19.5 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 50 × 44 × 25 cm |
| WRMS | 200W (8Ω) |
| TRANSIENT | 320W Short Term RMS (8Ω) |
| OHMS | 8 Ω |
| PRODUCT DIMENSIONS | H 145 x W 420 x D 360 mm / H 5.7 x W 16.5 x D 14.2 in |
| SERIES | INTEGRATEDS |
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