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John Garcia · 08-30-2004, 12:53 PM

TRUE wattage, not just wattage, and current is also a small detail. The ability to deliver plenty of current means an amp can deliver more than it's rated power without choking. The A65+ is an integrated and does not include any processing or video, so it is less complicated and focuses on the things it is meant to do, not to mention it is 2ch only. Arcam is not building these integrateds to compete with the $300 receiver market either (my friend's A80 cost almost as much as my Marantz 8300). I would take the A65 over most receivers in it's price range

There are tube amps that deliver only 8wpc that will likely perform as well as the A65+.

My Marantz PM7000 is rated at 95x2, but a review showed it to actually deliver 115wpc.

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08-30-2004, 12:53 PM	#5 of 7
John Garcia Member Location: San Jose, Ca. Join Date: Jun 1999 Local Time: 02:28 AM Local Date: 01-08-2009 Posts: 11,228	TRUE wattage, not just wattage, and current is also a small detail. The ability to deliver plenty of current means an amp can deliver more than it's rated power without choking. The A65+ is an integrated and does not include any processing or video, so it is less complicated and focuses on the things it is meant to do, not to mention it is 2ch only. Arcam is not building these integrateds to compete with the $300 receiver market either (my friend's A80 cost almost as much as my Marantz 8300). I would take the A65 over most receivers in it's price range There are tube amps that deliver only 8wpc that will likely perform as well as the A65+. My Marantz PM7000 is rated at 95x2, but a review showed it to actually deliver 115wpc. "The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so." - Mark Twain HT: Marantz SR-8300, MA500 monoblocks x 2, 5X GR Research A/V-2s, Adire Audio Tempest sub, Denon 2900, Oppo 980H, Toshiba HD-A2, RC2000MkII remote, Panamax 5100, Panamax Max2 sub, Slim PS2, PS3 60G + 320G USB Bedroom: Marantz PM-7200 Integrated, GR Research A/V-1s, Sony 222ES SACD, RC3200 remote, Panamax M8EX Audio: Audioquest * Video: Bluejeans My DVDs My HT