What CA amplifiers ?

[vinod_david]

Am confused which one to get, CA Azur 640A V2 or 540A V2 ? pls recommend

 

[John Duncan]

For the sake of fifty quid, get the better one. But consider the 250 quid Rotel RA-04, which is *great*. And looks cooler.

Who needs remote anyway?

 

[Anonymous]

id go for the Rotel too. Too many people, including myself, are steering away from the CA amp because of their unbalanced output problem.

 

[Anonymous]

Def Rotel. Great amps. Go onto eBay and you can grab a deal on an RA03, which is the same as the RA06 in the current line except for the front panel jack socket for iPods. 70W per channel and very good indeed.

 

[nads]

i would have to shout out for a NAD amp but again it all comes down to what you want to hear. Except for the miss balance in the CA amps at low listening levels which is not acceptable.

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="nads"]i would have to shout out for a NAD amp but again it all comes down to what you want to hear. Except for the miss balance in the CA amps at low listening levels which is not acceptable.[/quote]
Yeah, NAD very good too. Perhaps not as smooth as the Rotels, which is a plus or minus depending on your taste.

 

[Anonymous]

If its between those 2 then definitely the 640. I would demo the rotel RA04 too but for me a remote is absolutely essential.No remote would be as bad as having only 1 speaker, but if you can live with it then i would give it a demo. I have also not found any unbalanced output problems with mine, but then i would have to be sure what that meant first to actually tell! Seriously though, mine sounds great with no balance issues.

 

[Clare Newsome]

The Marantz PM6002 (£270, with remote) is also worth an audition...

 

[vinod_david]

can i pair 640C V2 with PM6002, coz i already bot 640C V2, will that improve performance? thinking of Boston Acoustics VR2 floors. thanx.