Classe 25A amplifier

Hi what are your thoughts on this amp. It would be powering a some Athena AS-F1 speakers.

highend6410-23-2020 7:57pm

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roberjerman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,319 posts 10-23-2020 at 11:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If it is similar to the now-ancient DR25 I heard at a store driving a pair of Appogee Calipers (MFSL Led Zeppelin II LP) it is an excellent amp! If the price is right grab it!
highend64 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 245 posts 10-24-2020 at 04:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thank you for the information.
georgehifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion 10,312 posts 10-24-2020 at 05:38am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete highend64 OP The Classe DR25 was a nice amp, very powerfull, smooth but laid back (dark) sounding, not the last word in detail. Don’t use it’s balanced inputs as they were just an opamp feeding a single ended input of the amp, you got better sound using the se rca inputs, which bypassed those opamps. It like to be biased high so the heatsinks were 50c after 1hr of idle. Cheers George
mofimadness Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,933 posts 10-24-2020 at 06:00am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Excellent amp. I was a Classe dealer back in the day and loved this amp. Agree with George, dark, smooth, open, just a wonderfully musical amplifier.