Goodbye, Larry.
Sdan, I assume you refer to the Arcam Alpha 10 integrated amplifier.
The weakness in the Arcam Alpha 10 integrated amplifier is in the pre-amp stage. I own one of these and when I was transitioning to a pair of separates, the pre-amp arrived about a month or so before the amps. I opened the Arcam up and flipped the little switch that allows an external pre-amp to be used. I slotted the pre-amp (BAT VK-50SE) in between the CD player (Arcam Alpha 9) and the Alpha 10 and I was shocked by the transformation.
I would definitely explore this. Buy a nice pre-amp and continue to use the power amp section of the Arcam until more funds are available to complete the set-up. You are in for a nice surprise.
Regards,
Sdan, I assume you refer to the Arcam Alpha 10 integrated amplifier.
The weakness in the Arcam Alpha 10 integrated amplifier is in the pre-amp stage. I own one of these and when I was transitioning to a pair of separates, the pre-amp arrived about a month or so before the amps. I opened the Arcam up and flipped the little switch that allows an external pre-amp to be used. I slotted the pre-amp (BAT VK-50SE) in between the CD player (Arcam Alpha 9) and the Alpha 10 and I was shocked by the transformation.
I would definitely explore this. Buy a nice pre-amp and continue to use the power amp section of the Arcam until more funds are available to complete the set-up. You are in for a nice surprise.
Regards,