Arcam SA45 Review
ARCAM’s SA45 is the all-in-one streaming system for the dedicated music lover. This has been recently reviewed by Hi-Fi News and awarded their “Outstanding Product” badge.
Read the full review below.
“a fine standard bearer for Arcam’s overhauled hi-fi lineup and aesthetic rebrand.”
About the SA45
The ARCAM SA45 is the all-in-one streaming system for the dedicated music lover. It includes hard-won technologies for preserving the most delicate sounds and reproducing music with all its subtleties, nuances and excitement intact. Expertly designed in Cambridge UK, it is born of our best integrated amplifier, the ARCAM A49. With fully balanced digital and analogue audio paths, an all-new digital audio and streaming platform, new linear toroidal power supply design, new user interface and new app, the SA45 is a comprehensive powerhouse of music.
Exquisite sound quality has been achieved through thoughtful engineering of a new 6-layer digital audio and streaming platform which includes a ground plane through the entire board to keep noise and interference away from the sensitive audio components. These components include the latest Hyperstream iV DAC topology from ESS, in a balanced configuration with advanced Jitter elimination. Sound quality is enhanced further with a new linear toroidal transformer power supply design that drives the entirety of the internal operation with lower noise, and a switching supply that only operates for peak efficiency when in standby.
Building off decades of innovation, ARCAM’s 5th generation Class G amplifier design is meticulously crafted so you can expect the best sound quality and dynamics from what has always been a better sounding, and more efficient Class of amplifier. New components and materials have been painstakingly analysed and reviewed to ensure uncompromising sound performance.
Key Features:
All new, ultra High-Resolution Streaming Platform to deliver on sound quality and user experience
ARCAM Class G Amplification with 2x 180W of ultra-low distortion power
Balanced analogue and digital audio paths
MM & MC Phono inputs
HDMI eARC input
Dual Subwoofer outputs and Dirac Live Room Correction
High-resolution display for clealy visible album artwork and metadata
Supports up to 32 bit / 384 kHz Hi-res audio
Roon Ready
Works with Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and Qobuz Connect
Supports Apple Airplay and Google Cast
Setup with ARCAM Radia App for presets, Internet Radio and Podcasts
Bluetooth with Snapdragon Sound and Auracast
Plastic Free Packaging
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