Yamaha R-N1000A Network Receiver Bench Test Results!

[PENG]

If it's that large, is it ClassA?

They claimed "pure class A". 20 WPC, for $6,450, better be class A. For about the same money or a little less, a made in Japan Denon integrated at least offers 50 WPC lol..., no VU meters though.

L-550AXII | INTEGRATED AMPLIFIERS | PRODUCTS | LUXMAN | Seeking higher sound quality

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Actually it looks very much like a 20 Watt Sony I owned back in the 70's.

Post the picture of the 20W Sony.

 

[TLS Guy]

They claimed "pure class A". 20 WPC, for $6,450, better be class A. For about the same money or a little less, a made in Japan Denon integrated at least offers 50 WPC lol..., no VU meters though.

L-550AXII | INTEGRATED AMPLIFIERS | PRODUCTS | LUXMAN | Seeking higher sound quality

Yes, it is pure class A. It is picking the pockets of the audiophools.

It was not always this way.

AR Sugden produced this integrated A21 class A amp in 1967. The same amp was also issues under the Richard Allen label. They were very popular.

There were huge numbers of these produced. My sister owns one from early production and it has been in constant use since.

Sugden are still basically producing this amp, but its styling has been modernized. It now costs thousands, whereas for many years it was a very good value for money product.

Current version of the A21.

Price now $2950.00!

 

[highfigh]

They claimed "pure class A". 20 WPC, for $6,450, better be class A. For about the same money or a little less, a made in Japan Denon integrated at least offers 50 WPC lol..., no VU meters though.

L-550AXII | INTEGRATED AMPLIFIERS | PRODUCTS | LUXMAN | Seeking higher sound quality

My question was based on its size- there's absolutely no reason for a 20W amp to be so large unless it has gigantic transformers.

 

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