NEWS: Arcam's best ever stereo amplifiers?
We're used to bold, dramatic claims on press releases, and here's another one: Arcam set-out to make these the best stereo amps the company has ever created.
Considering the integrated amp and power amp in question have now made it on to the market, we can only presume Arcam's happy with the results.
That means the £800 FMJ P38 power and the £1200 FMJ A38 (above) integrated have a not inconsiderable amount of hype to live up to...
Having once again got down to the nitty gritty of amplifier design, Arcam claims to have introduced a number of new technologies aimed at specifically eliminating "thermal modulation of audio signals" or more simply, we guess, the internal changes in temperature of your electronics.
So we have new components and new power supplies tasked with, amongst other things, keeping the unit's temperature stable.
Arcam also claims an ultra-wide band design aimed at dealing with high resolution formats such as SACD, while there are new interanal pre-amps, as trickled down from the high-end Arcam C31.
Both the A38 integrated amp and the P38 power amp (above) offer 105 watts of power per channel, and is available now in a black or silver finish.
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I want two
I like the look of this, at the moment granted I only have there entry level amp the a65 and cd73 with monitor audio silver rs5, again as been mentioned it may be my eyes but it sounds pretty good. I have looked at upgrading but as always finances aren't good at the moment. but if anyone would know how I could improve on a budget please help.
getting back to the point, I would love to own this combination, if my entry level system is anything to go off then this should be perfection, personal opinion but its stylish and great sound. I'm off to sevenoaks sound and vision to have a listen now.
eyes should have ears, how possible could that of worked. ha
Will these be any more reliable than anything else they have made in recent years. I owned an alpha 9 and it spent more time in the shop or back at Arcam for repairs than it did in my rack. The DiVa range was not much better with cd players with drawers that did not close properly. They have a low rent feel about them, flimsy buttons etc. I no longer have any faith in this brand. In my opinion and from personal experience they are not worth the money.
Well Ive had my A85 and P80 power amp for 6 years and theyre still going strong
I was recently looking to upgrade to far more expensive kit but I couldnt justify the price differnece for marginal improvement in sound..if any..maybe its my ears ? lol