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| | Stereophile: Arcam DiVA A85 integrated amplifier |
 | | The A85 made me quite conscious of the spaces between, the otherness of the musicnot as some vague, inky backdrop against which sound was being projected, but as three-dimensional sources set in a lustrous, resonant, pulsating acoustic space. |
 | | With ample reserves of power for a room of small to medium size, the A85 maintained its balanced resolution even at lower volume levels, giving up the ghost only when pushed to the outer reaches of its power output, where this DiVA retained coherence at the cost of a certain upper-midrange hoarseness and strain. |
 | | And not only will the A85 happily drive a wide range of speakers, but with its cost-effective P85 biamping option, your system won't run out of gas should you, somewhere down the line, desire more slamor decide to take the plunge into more demanding full-range loudspeakers in a bigger space. |
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