The front panel of the A65 amplifier has 5 dials for: source selection, volume, bass, treble and balance. The chassis and front panels of both pieces of gear are constructed out of solid metal. Both remotes are capable of controlling most ARCAM separates such as amplifiers, CD players and tuners. The remotes supplied with both components are identical – black casing with black buttons and white labels. The buttons and dials are always silver, regardless of which casing colour you choose. A silver finish is also available for each component. For the purposes of this two-channel system article, we included these components in the mid-range category.īoth our ARCAM DiVA review components were finished in black with silver buttons and dials. Although ARCAM labels these components as entry-level, they are only entry-level compared to other ARCAM gear.
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The ARCAM DiVA A65 Plus Integrated Amplifier and the DiVA CD73 CD Player are priced at $995 each. British-made ARCAM is one of only a handful of brands that fits this mid-performance category. In today’s world of two-channel audio, there is somewhat of a void between entry-level and high-end components. Long basses sound better.Admin T13:22:21+00:00 February 1st, 2011 | 2-Channel Amps, Preamps, CD Players/Universal Players, Reviews | 14 Comments This is noticeable mainly at low frequencies, where the trailing edge of sharp pulses is slightly blurred. However, the transmission accuracy goes with some softness that veils the individual parts. The sound is so distinct that even in complex choral parts all performers are easily discernible. The scene is drawn very correct: no one instrument "protrudes", each one is located in its place. The remote control does not turn off the amplifier's power, but it also allows you to operate a proprietary CD player or tuner. An orange glow indicates that the speakers are disconnected from the amplifier output. A similar indication is also provided for the listening mode in the headphones. The power indicator signals about such situation, changing the color from green to orange. Each channel is provided with two pairs of acoustic terminals, which allows you to connect speakers according to the bi-wiring scheme.Īrcam A65 Plus has a short-circuit protection at the output. The signal from the source selected by the input selector goes both to the output connector of the preamplifier and to the Tape connector, used for listening to a recording that is made on a tape recorder with a "through" channel. Hence, the feed channels are combined, which can lead to increased parasitic penetration of signals from channel into the channel. In the power unit there are only two but high-value capacitors. It has such a small height that the idea has crept into our mind: is it really a digital amplifier? Doubts were dispelled when we removed the lid: we saw a completely traditional design, just the radiators of the output transistors turned out to be low - there was an accurate calculation for the relatively small power of the amplifier. The light knobs on the front panel of Arcam A65 Plus amplifier's panel nicely contrast with the black color of the case.