Arcam A90 Integrated Amplifier - Hi-Fi World

From the May 2004 issue:

This is one honey of an amplifier. In past times, purists would eschew clever digital switching on (alleged) sonic grounds, but Arcam seems to have proved that today it's no longer an issue - although the sound quality is very subtly improved if you turn off the digital display. This done, the A90 was the most capable of the group. Not so in your face as the Cambridge or NAD, it seemed at first to be lacking sparkle compared to these two. In fact, it was simply less showy - with greater soundstaging, image articulation and bass and treble extensions. On 'Walk Away" by Christina Aquilera, the piano was the cleanest here, bristling with timbral detail and body. It gave the greatest sense of being present at a live performance.

Arcam A90 Integrated Amp / Multi-Channel Music Module / P90-3 Power Amplifier - What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision

From the March 2004 issue:

Put all this together and you have a surround system that's a revelation at the price - and you still have the highest quality stereo performance, too. ...the set-up delivers a presentation of almost supernatural scale, power and delicacy. ...the amplifier effectively disappears, leaving the listener to revel in the wholly cinematic presentation.

Verdict: All home cinema should be this effective: a delight.

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