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On this product, we can offer you

  • We can offer you a UK nationawide personalised delivery service
  • We bring the HiFi to your home and install it for you
  • If you have a trade in, we can collect this from you
  • If you no longer have the boxes, we can wrap it for you
  • If you want to finance the balance, we can defer payments over a year

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Arcam At Fanthorpes

Arcam are based in Waterbeach, just outside of Cambridge. The company produce some of the best sounding audio visual equipment available. If you spend time listening to music on your surround...

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Arcam SA45 Amplifier

From £4,499

  • Comes with 5 Years warranty
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Personalised Service

On this product, we can offer you

  • We can offer you a UK nationawide personalised delivery service
  • We bring the HiFi to your home and install it for you
  • If you have a trade in, we can collect this from you
  • If you no longer have the boxes, we can wrap it for you
  • If you want to finance the balance, we can defer payments over a year

Personalised Collection of Trade-In Items

Personalised Home Installation

Arcam At Fanthorpes

Arcam are based in Waterbeach, just outside of Cambridge. The company produce some of the best sounding audio visual equipment available. If you spend time listening to music on your surround...

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Arcam SA45 Amplifier

From March 1st to June 30th 2026, purchase the Arcam SA45 and receive a complimentary 3-year Roon subscription in partnership with Roon. The flagship SA45 streaming amplifier delivers outstanding performance, and with three years of Roon included, it offers exceptional long-term value for serious music lovers. To find out more, contact Fanthorpes HiFi on 01482 223096 or email shop@fanthorpes.co.uk.

The ARCAM SA45 is the all-in-one streaming system for the dedicated music lover. It includes hard-won technologies for preserving the most delicate sounds and reproducing music with all its subtleties, nuances and excitement intact. Expertly crafted in Cambridge UK, it is born of our best ever amplifier, the ARCAM A49, with fully balanced digital and analogue audio paths, Exquisite sound quality has been achieved through thoughtful engineering of a new 6-layer digital audio and streaming platform which includes a ground plane through the entire board to keep noise and interference away from the sensitive audio components. These components include the latest Hyperstream iV DAC topology from ESS, in a balanced configuration with advanced Jitter elimination. Sound quality is enhanced further with a new linear toroidal transformer power supply design that drives the entirety of the internal operation with lower noise.

The ARCAM SA45 is the ultimate high resolution audio solution. With outputs for subwoofers, along with Dirac Live Room Correction, the SA45 has the flexibility to deliver exceptional sound, in any room, with your choice of speakers. Our 5th generation Class G amplifier design is meticulously crafted so you can expect the best sound quality and dynamics from what has always been a better sounding, and more efficient Class of amplifier. 

New components and materials have been painstakingly analysed and reviewed to ensure uncompromising sound performance. Up front, the SA45 features a large, bonded 8.8” high-resolution display to show album artwork and metadata. Connecting the SA45 to your home network with Wi- Fi is quick and straightforward with our ARCAM Radia App. Once connected, enjoy instant playback using Apple Airplay, Chromecast, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, and Roon.

Part Exchange Available

As you would expect from Fanthorpes hifi, we offer a generous part exchange against the Arcam SA45 Amplifier. If you have any hifi that you wish to use as part payment then either call us on 01482 223096 or email us at shop@fanthorpes.co.uk and we will give you a price to change. This is a fantastic and hassle-free way of making the Arcam SA45 Amplifier more affordable.

Finance Available

Fanthorpes hifi can also offer buy now pay later on the Arcam SA45 Amplifier, allowing you to spread or defer your payments over a year. If you are interested in taking advantage of our payment terms, email shop@fanthorpes.co.uk or call us on 01482 223096 and we will email an application form to you.

Arcam SA45 Amplifier Specification:

  • Power Output: 180W per channel (8Ω), 300W per channel (4Ω)
  • Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.002% (extremely low for clean, detailed sound)
  • Analogue Inputs: 3 x RCA, 1 x XLR, MM & MC phono stage
  • Digital Inputs: HDMI ARC, 2 x Coaxial, 2 x Optical
  • Streaming: Up to 768kHz / 32-bit, DSD1024 support
  • Bluetooth: aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, AAC
  • Wi-Fi: Dual-band 2.4GHz / 5GHz (Wi-Fi 6)
  • Weight: 17kg

 

Amplifier Performance

Continuous Power Output 180W per channel (8Ω, 20Hz–20kHz, 0.5% THD)
Power Output (4Ω) 300W per channel (1kHz, 0.5% THD)
Harmonic Distortion 0.002% @ 80% power (exceptionally low distortion for clarity)

 

Analogue Connectivity

Inputs 3 x RCA pairs, 1 x balanced XLR
Phono Stage Moving Magnet (MM) & Moving Coil (MC) support
Frequency Response 20Hz – 20kHz ±0.2dB
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 106dB (A-weighted, ref. 50W)

 

Digital & Streaming

Supported Formats FLAC, WAV (LPCM), AAC, ALAC, AIFF, DSD (up to DSD1024), MP3, MP4, OGG, WMA
Bit Depth 16, 24, 32-bit
Sample Rates Up to 768kHz (streaming), up to 192kHz (digital inputs)
Digital Inputs 1 x HDMI ARC, 2 x Coaxial (RCA), 2 x Optical (Toslink)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 110dB (A-weighted, ref. 50W, 0dBFS)
Frequency Response 20Hz – 20kHz ±0.2dB
Gapless Playback Yes

 

Wireless Connectivity

Bluetooth Version 5.2 with aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, AAC
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP Sink/Source, AVRCP, BLE
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz & 5GHz)

 

General Specifications

Mains Voltage 100V / 110–120V / 220–240V, 50–60Hz
Power Consumption Max: 1500W | Standby: <0.5W
Dimensions (W x D x H) 431 x 344 x 143 mm
Weight 17 kg (net), 20 kg (packed)
Supplied Accessories Mains cable, remote control (with batteries), measurement microphone, 5m USB cable, quick start guide