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I have zero interest in any Class A amplifier, the latest Sony TA-1AES is Class A with FET input IMO it sounds lousy, but has got rave reviews in Andrew Everards Words & Music & in Hi-Fi News & RR both reviews in my opinion are totally inaccurate and very misleading. I took the Sony amp for a second opinion to a audio engineer & speaker designer he agrees with me. The Heat sinks are small, the amp runs hot, distortion due to the FET input at HF is on the high side as measured by HFN & RR. There are distracting bright white light circles around the facia line input indicators, & there is no unity gain by pass facility. WHF? says "Does,nt convey rhythms particularly well,needs more sonic punch" I find the Sony amp conveys nothing particularly well, Bass is just a thud or thump with no proper resolution or natural definition, the overall sound is artificial. I have read on a Forum that this new amp was not designed by Sony,s Chief designer Mr Kanai this does not suprise me.



Edits: 04/02/14

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