I don't see any class A amps in this line up.I’ve had a Primare i32 for around 18 months and have loved it. Recently though, it got poorly, so had to be sent away. During this hiatus I listened to my old Rotel RA-932 and was surprised how lovely it sounded. And for a further couple of weeks I installed my Naim 5i-2 and enjoyed it’s greater detail and ‘punch’ to the impressive Rotel. I decided that I’d sell the Primare once it returned. However, when the Primare (class D) was reinstated I was immediately reminded of what I’d been missing. It’s streets ahead of the other (class A) amps I’d been living with in terms of detail, fullness, sound-staging and many other buzz-words. Needless to say, it’s staying put.
Bit harsh. I'd thought bias or prejudice would suffice.I think judging a power amp on the basis of its class of operation, as opposed to listening to it, is simple stupidity.
Don't Cambridge Audio make a class d amp the op is happy with his 14 years with ca 640, just saying.
Oops. I meant to put a ‘?’ After the Class A bit as I’m never quite sure of the innards Fixed it now.I don't see any class A amps in this line up.
That's the spirit. That being said, every audio nut owes it to themselves to listen to music played by a hot-running, grossly inefficient and proper designed class A amplifier.I don't care what the Class is. I just follow the music.
That's the spirit. That being said, every audio nut owes it to themselves to listen to music played by a hot-running, grossly inefficient and proper designed class A amplifier.
You may never go back to to anything else.
Ah, that's why I enjoy playing vinyl records with a bouncy deck equipped with a wibbly-wobbly unipivot arm that threatens to trash the cart each time I cue by hand.If it isn't inconvenient and mildly dangerous it isn't proper hi-fi
every audio nut owes it to themselves to listen to music played by a hot-running, grossly inefficient and proper designed class A amplifier.
You may never go back to to anything else.
Have a look at this thread for some information about Luxman and Accuphase class A integrated amps.Having currently E.A.R. pre and mono's and thinking about something simpler in my dotage, I've recently wondered how a decent class A s/s integrated or just power amp would compare to what I have now with my 2905 ESLs. Sugden and Vitus come to mind. It seems the way to go but I've no idea if it would be a downgrade sonically or be less compatible with my ESLs. It is time for a change, for various reasons, but info. on this is hard to come by (on Google as well).
Have a look at this thread for some information about Luxman and Accuphase class A integrated amps.