Classe DR-25 worth buying?

Probably responding too late to help, but just in case. The DR-25 will drive the Scintilla's to perfection, it is an extremely high current design, and stable into almost any load. I have personally seen the Scintilla's driven to perfection with a Classe Audio Fifteen, the smaller sibling to the 25 (or the later Twenty-Five). There are few amps that can claim the current capability or the stability into low impedances that these amps can.

Don't know where Audiokinesis gets his info, but he has gotten his info very wrong...just describing the 25 as little leads me to believe an unfamiliarity with this amp.

Thanks for your response. Do you know how many wpc the Dr-25 was rated? How would they rate sonically to today's modern amps? Bob

The DR-25 is 250 watts per channel, sonically it would rate very highly against the majority of todays amps. If you find a Model Twenty-Five amp my suggestion would be to make that purchase rather then the earlier DR-25. After Reich left the company Glen Grue and associates made some subtle improvements to the 25, my opinion of the latter amp is that it was a major improvement. The audio rags agree as well, look up the old reviews of the Fifteen and Twenty-Five and you'll find consensus that the mods were major improvements.

I have owned both the DR-25 and the Twenty-Five, and I still own a Fifteen which is to date my favourite amp regardless of company. I find these amps extremely musical, very well balanced, and when it comes to reserves they stand up very well.

I have a Classe Model 15. This was a nostalgia purchase for me as I had a DR-15 bought new. From the DR-15, I made the mistake and bought a CA-300. CA-300 has inferior midrange, searing treble and muddy bass.

The Model 15 sounds nothing like the DR-15 I owned. The DR-15 suffered from light weight bass. The Model 15 is an animal. This amp sounds so full and rohbust it makes the CA-300 sound anemic and sick.

What Rjhella said, I have upgraded most all my components but when I get to my amps (pair of 25) I seem to hang on to these. I have used these to drive Martin Logans and the 25 does it flawlessly. The rated power is what Classe says it is and yes they do have plenty of reserve, not true with alot of amps. Build quality is tops also. Happy Listening!