I have a friend who own the Classe 2200i and I am a 40 year vet
and owned a Audio store. I put the 2200i in my system which used
very good custom vacuum tube gear as well as Digital from Denmark Gato Audio ,and Pass Labs class A Amps and Parasound Halo, McIntosh . They all have their strong and weak points , I think the Classe is very musical and not plain like I read a few references, that is IMO just bad cable matching .this amp
deserves and responds to a very good power cord, even the Fuse
responds well ,that is a mark of a very good design ,you can hear
into the recording. I put my modded Lampizator Amber 3 on it
which has several tubes and it is very involving and sweet .
that is why I find a lot of ignorance sometimes on these forums
based on A brief listen at a dealer. Who may or may not hav3 tried other options ,and to their ears may sound good this amp has
received several A, or high recommended ratings ,which is better then most of any amplifier type. Unless you have a Big $$ to spend then nothing we’ll be the end all.
I would like to also mention if you hav3 a very high quality Blu-ray player this can connect directly to its HDMI. And is fantastic with movies,as well as concerts, and it has several patents in keeping the digital signal intact until the end conversion. At $5500 retail
actually a excellent buy . In fact I am now buying one used.
and owned a Audio store. I put the 2200i in my system which used
very good custom vacuum tube gear as well as Digital from Denmark Gato Audio ,and Pass Labs class A Amps and Parasound Halo, McIntosh . They all have their strong and weak points , I think the Classe is very musical and not plain like I read a few references, that is IMO just bad cable matching .this amp
deserves and responds to a very good power cord, even the Fuse
responds well ,that is a mark of a very good design ,you can hear
into the recording. I put my modded Lampizator Amber 3 on it
which has several tubes and it is very involving and sweet .
that is why I find a lot of ignorance sometimes on these forums
based on A brief listen at a dealer. Who may or may not hav3 tried other options ,and to their ears may sound good this amp has
received several A, or high recommended ratings ,which is better then most of any amplifier type. Unless you have a Big $$ to spend then nothing we’ll be the end all.
I would like to also mention if you hav3 a very high quality Blu-ray player this can connect directly to its HDMI. And is fantastic with movies,as well as concerts, and it has several patents in keeping the digital signal intact until the end conversion. At $5500 retail
actually a excellent buy . In fact I am now buying one used.