CLASSE - Great amps or highly flawed?

I would not buy since they moved production to China !

^Agreed.

Most of this thread is pre-that, in fact, waaay pre-that, jakeman.

Best to you,
Dave

I had a McCormack DNA-1 and a Classe CA-300.  The McCormack was obviously faster and probably a more open sound, but the CA-300 was more of a stable brute of an amp for some Martin Logans. My son-in-law now has the CA-300.  The CA-300 was much better than the CA-200 with low impedance speakers.

Dave, it is possible. My dealer enthused about them but he never used them himself! It may be my taste- I like a very open, live sound. The Decca/401/tubes/ESL mob!

Fair enough, noromance. I have a DR-25 I bought new and two used DR-9s purchased recently from different sellers with the intention of running them dual bridged mono. One was fitted with a refurb kit from Classe’ a couple years ago, the other bone-stock original.

I know exactly what you mean about the DR-25 and the untouched DR-9 lacking the last degree of openness and lively sound. This other DR-9 with the refurb kit is another animal. Extremely open, fast, and lively and superbly musical. Among the best I have heard. Go figure...

Best to you noromance,
Dave