CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed?


Some love them. Others criticize:

Highly colored.

Midrange nice, but euphonic & not accurate.

Highs rolled off, and given an electronic sheen.

Overall dark sound.

Imaging only so-so.

Lack transparency.

Textured sounding.

Bass somewhat lacking definition & loose.

What's your opinion??
kevziek

Showing 1 response by tom_munro

I would agree that Classe has a house sound of sorts, but to generalize to broadly would be a mistake. Classe's model line up ranges from their small integrated's all the way up to their new Omega monoblocks. Each comparable make and model has its own sonic signiture and attributes which either meet your preferences, mate well with your system, or provide the least compromise to long term enjoyment. Five years ago I auditioned the Classe CA150 and CA300 My take away was the similar to Martin Colloms, and ultimately ended up getting a McCormack DNA-1 dlx. This year I choose to purchase Classe over Mark Levinson, Krell, and McIntosh. A different system, but I also think that the current Classe sound is livelier then in earlier models.