Sugden A21al Amplifier
The Sugden A21a Series2 amplifier adds new features and design upgrades to this classic Sugden amplifier.
Operating in Pure Class A, the Sugden A21a Series2 amplifier retains all the musicality of its predecessor, with improved performance, higher specification and additional facilities. The class A single ended design is one of the purist amplification circuits available.
The goal of the Sugden A21a Series2 amplifier is to preserve and communicate even more of the original signal through new straight line design topology. Performance improvements have come from removing facilities that degrade sound quality.Gone are the mono and tape switch from the front panel controls, giving a more direct signal path through the pre-amplifier circuit. The balance control has also been removed allowing better stereo separation and imaging.
Within the Sugden A21a Series2 amplifier, the position of the pre-amplifier circuit board has been re-located to the front of the amplifier. This takes advantage of an improved switching circuit reducing long signal runs through a large single PCB. The high quality Alps volume control has been retained and now has a motor fitted so it can be run by the standard Sugden RC5 remote control handset.
The heart of the Sugden A21a amplifier is the pure class A output stage, and this offers exception quality within its power envelope. The power supply now has increased current delivery and this means output does not drop when used with either eight or four Ohm loudspeakers. The increased current capability also gives a better performance in the bass and with more demanding passages of music.
Like all Sugden products, the Sugden A21al amplifier is hand built by Sugden Audio in their factory in Heckmondwike in Yorkshire. This is as British as hifi gets, and we here at Fanthorpes are proud to support Patrick and his team.
Sugden A21al Amplifier Specification:
- 20 Watts per channel
- Five line level inputs
- 1 variable pre-out
- 1 fixed level pre-out
- stereo multi-way binding posts
- Line input sensitivity 170mV for max. output
- Frequency response +- 0.5dB 20Hz -20kHz
- Bandwidth +- 3dB 6Hz - 200kHz
- Signal to noise 83dB
- Nett Weight 11kg
- HxWxW :92x430x350mm
- 5 year Sugden Audio Warranty
Call our Hull showroom to discuss the Sugden A21al Amplifier.
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