Arcam A-15

[Rabjack]

I am strongly considering the Arcam A-15 but am unable to demo the unit as I live in the US and have no dealers near me. I am bothered by the THD specification where the full power spec is 0.5%. The 1 KHz 80% power THD is spec’d at 0.002%. I emailed Arcam about this but they were not helpful. Based on the recommendation of this site it sounds like a great choice. Can someone explain to me how such a high full power THD value can be justified in terms of the performance of this amp?

 

[Fandango Andy]

I am strongly considering the Arcam A-15 but am unable to demo the unit as I live in the US and have no dealers near me. I am bothered by the THD specification where the full power spec is 0.5%. The 1 KHz 80% power THD is spec’d at 0.002%. I emailed Arcam about this but they were not helpful. Based on the recommendation of this site it sounds like a great choice. Can someone explain to me how such a high full power THD value can be justified in terms of the performance of this amp?

Specs like this mean virtually nothing, its all down to how it sounds. There is no substitute for an audition , if you aren't in a position to do this the best you can do is read /watch as many reviews as possible to make sure the sound is in line with what you want.

Out of curiosity, what do you have at the moment, and what speakers do you intend to hook it up to?