Arcam

[hifinutt]

you mean the sa amps ?

 

[bobovox]

Yes, SA10, SA20, SA30 but also ST60, CDS50

 

[hifinutt]

yes the sa series has been discounted almost since it came on sale . its an interesting question though

 

[The Great Soprendo]

Also, as talking Arcam, had the d 290 and 290P for years and they were superb, until someone decided to move them, not reconnect the speaker cables and switched on thus terminally blowing the amps….at the time Arcam customer service was zero, so really difficult to fix, so sadly gone.

replaced by A19, budget at the time limited, which was a really good amp, and still is, although now substantially upgraded and weaned off Arcam….

I have the D290/290P combo and really love it, especially after getting serviced by Amplifier Repair Services who did a great job on the dodgy selector switch as well as replacing caps etc where needed.

Had the Alpha 6+ amp previously which is still in use by one of my teenagers...good but not in the 290P league.

 

[E600]

I have the D290/290P combo and really love it, especially after getting serviced by Amplifier Repair Services who did a great job on the dodgy selector switch as well as replacing caps etc where needed.

Had the Alpha 6+ amp previously which is still in use by one of my teenagers...good but not in the 290P league.

Fully agree, I had to have the selector switch fixed to, but great amps,

 

[bobovox]

I've gone back to being mostly ARCAM for now, CD17 and DT91 are recent / new arrivals:



DT91 making the best of a bad job out of DAB. FM is very good.

 

[WolvesWill]

I've just obtained an Arcam SA10 for a bargain price, boxed and in fantastic 'as new' condition. £280! None available on eBay for less than £400 at this point.

The only Arcam product I've owned before was the Arcam rPhono, which I liked, but sold some time ago in order to reduce the box count in the main system.

The SA10 has been put into use in my second/office system, its optical input being fed by a PC (via a USB SPDIF converter), and is replacing a NAD D3020 V2. Speakers are Q Acoustics 3010i.

I was not planning a change, but saw the Arcam for a bargain price on eBay and thought it would be an upgrade. I never liked how hot the NAD D3020 V2 ran (very warm to the touch even when switched off) and its DAC is somewhat dated now, and lacks sparkle.

The Arcam has a nice tone to it, very easy listening which is what i want for this system, it runs cool even after prolonged use, and is built like an absolute tank compared to the rather plasticcy feeling NAD. Seems a little more detailed sound to me which is what I'd hoped. The Arcam remote is also excellent, probably the best I've used for perceived quality.

I have some small gripes - the standby and 'on' LED is crazily bright, really a bit much. And the labelling of the digital inputs would (IMO) be better with simple numbers or coax/opt, rather than being labelled AV, BD and SAT!

Otherwise though, very happy given the cost to change was tiny - I sold the NAD D3020 v2 for £260, so almost cost neutral to change to the Arcam.

 

[hifinutt]

nice . seems to be some very heavily discounted sa30 around . presumably a new model is on the way ??

 

[bobovox]

Less than half the original RRP at Richer Sounds. Ditto the SA 10, SA20, ST60 & CDS50.
The only Arcam amps that Sevenoaks have in are multichannel power amps...

 

[hifinutt]

that said the sa30 are open box/ ex display at that price and Richer stuff does get very hammered !!!
https://www.richersounds.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=arcam sa30

 

[bobovox]

ARCAM teasing the release of something with a “bold new design” on Instagram - about to be released in October. Anyone heard anything more substantive?

 

[hifinutt]

No , nothing ..keep us posted

 

[WolvesWill]

New 'Radia' range announced on the website today.

https://www.arcam.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR1cCTmVzEAEEIH6WHvz6Edbh2pTPgaDdg_7zQpy5dj48zYc0EVE5YAnWGk

Can't say I'm a fan of the look at all, big departure from the HDA series and what went before.

 

[hifinutt]

Yes put a post in 2 ch , i rather like the looks .would like to hear the a25

 

[Mowgli]

Has anybody had success in connecting a later model iPhone to an Arcam D33? Just tried connecting an iPhone X but the D33 doesn't recognise anything is connected.

 

[Linear]

Anyone seen any reviews yet on the A25?
Or has anyone got one?

 

[hifinutt]

No but would like to hear one

Tomorrow I change my a85 power amp I use with verity audio speakers to something else Canadian. Currently the system sounds superb with texture and beautiful timbre

Playing the girl from ipanema is pretty good .if it's no good I will stick with the arcam even if it cost a fraction of the cost of the newer one

Hopefully the radia can continue that excellent tradition

 

[bobovox]

Has anybody had success in connecting a later model iPhone to an Arcam D33? Just tried connecting an iPhone X but the D33 doesn't recognise anything is connected.

Sorry, only just seen this. Yes, I have no problem playing a iPhone SE Mk3 (iOS up to date) to my D33 though the “iPod” USB connection.

 

[Mowgli]

Sorry, only just seen this. Yes, I have no problem playing a iPhone SE Mk3 (iOS up to date) to my D33 though the “iPod” USB connection.

Is that with a standard USB to lightning cable or is a dock required?

 

[bobovox]

Is that with a standard USB to lightning cable or is a dock required?

Standard cable, no dock.