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CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed?

Some love them. Others criticize:

Highly colored.

Midrange nice, but euphonic & not accurate.

Highs rolled off, and given an electronic sheen.

Overall dark sound.

Imaging only so-so.

Lack transparency.

Textured sounding.

Bass somewhat lacking definition & loose.

What's your opinion??
kevziek
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dlcockrum
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articdeath,

If they were on dope in 2002, they probably aren't anymore.  You two new guys are arguing with ghosts of the past.  These posts are 14 years old and only one person (the OP) seemed to have anything but praise for Classe' amps.

Dave
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arcticdeth
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Hahahahaha that old?  Hahaha. I must be on dope. 
Oh well

cheers
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jafant
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Mr Hand was the Man!

now, back to the Classe' discussion. I have not heard a bad amp from this company. My only quip would be that the newer stuff is junk-sourced to china.
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passet02
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I do like the older models CA 300 amp ETC,
New units very well made "But" the prices are up there . I paid 3 Grand for the 300 I sold the unit , I still dream about the unit . Kicking myself in the Tokus
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noromance
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Heard them back in the 80s. They bored me. I met Ken Kessler, the reviewer, and asked him how could he possibly like such dull sounding amps. He said he felt they were neutral and that is the way music sounded. Could never understand it. 
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