Primare A35.2 Black Power Amp 200 x 2

Clean power and a clean look For the A35.2, Primare designed a completely new power supply, with custom wound transformers, which helps the amplifier produce its immense musical power. Swedish high-end audio maker Primare has been building components with distinctive sound quality and looks since the mid '80s. They've produced Class A and AB solid-state amplifiers, as well as tube-based designs. Over the past dozen years they've been refining their proprietary Class D amplifier technology, which is at the heart of their flagship amp, the A35.2. This is the most powerful stereo amplifier Primare has ever built, producing 200 watts per channel into 8 ohms and 400 watts per channel into 4 ohms. The main reason Class D is gaining in popularity is its high efficiency - it delivers more of the power fed into it as musical signal output. This efficiency reduces heat and the need for large heat sinks, resulting in very powerful amps that are relatively compact and lightweight. The challenge for Class D has been matching the sound quality of the finest conventional amp designs. I've owned a couple Class D amps over the years, and I've been impressed by the more refined sound of recent Class D designs. The Primare A35.2 spent about a month in my main system and I enjoyed my time with it very much. It sounds clean, smooth, and dynamic, producing a wide, three-dimensional soundstage filled with rich detail and toe-tapping energy. It's the best-sounding amp I've ever used. Primare's take on Class D Class D amps are often erroneously described as "digital amps," but the A35.2 operates entirely in the analog realm. Primare's proprietary UFPD (Ultra Fast Power Device) 2 Class D amplification technology provides high power output with very low distortion across the entire audio band. The resulting sound is fast, clean, and agile, with exceptional headroom to handle music's dynamic peaks. The combination of nearly unlimited power with simple, ultra-short signal paths ensures high c