Solid amp .

Great integrated amp , solid , first time i haved in my hands i feel the quality of the product made we with solid metal and aluminum front panel , the knobs are plastic but good quality , good sound and still in break in period , good remote control and comes with a nice paper owner's manual .

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Despite stripped down features, sound makes it a keeper

Beautiful and warm sound. Used with vinyl and using an external bluetooth feed. For vinyl, used it side by side with the Rotel A12MKII on same turntable and speakers. Both were great, but there was something about this Arcam that was so warm, but detailed. The vocals and instrumentation felt like they were projecting into the room. Although the other unit had things like Bluetooth and tone control, I keep coming back to this Arcam. Great unit.

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Great build and sound for the price!

Fantastic build, simple, perfect for my turntable setup in my apartment. For the money I don't think it can be beat. Great to find a company building quality products for a reasonable price.

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Great entry level integrated amplifier

Great entry level integrated amplifier. Has plenty of power for majority of bookshelves speakers. This amplifier has some tough competition with the Cambridge CXA61 and Yamaha SA series, but this amplifier sounded better to me. The SA10 has a nice smooth sound that's dynamic but not peaky in the treble. It has a very clean sound signature that will work well with anything. I do wish it had some tone controls, but at this price point there's going to be sacrifices. If you want a subwoofer you'll need to either sacrifice your pre out or find a subwoofer with high-level inputs. Bluetooth would have been nice, but a Wiim mini streamer is a great budget option if you don't want to shell out for a Sonos or BlueSound Node. Powers Revel Concerto2 M16 with ease.

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Arcam SA10

Ok, I have been a member of the "Flat Earth Society," i.e., that amplifiers with the same wattage output, there was no difference in sound. Wow, I have been proved 100% misconceived. The integrated amplifier that I have employed since 2008 has the same output, 50 watts. Not providing manufacturer's name, but back in 2008 it was rated very highly, from a very well known company, British. This amplifier is a true revelation. I have a large panel and a classic mini-monitor. Hard to quantify how much better, but quite significantly. Everything, highs, mid and lows! I knew both pair of speakers should sound better, well, now they do and not by a small margin. One speaker's impedance dips to 4 ohms. This amplifier is rated at 85 watts into 4 ohms. Not many amplifiers in this price range even rate their output into 4 ohms. I would suggest, unless you have a 2k plus rig, try this Arcam SA10. I doubt you will have to avail yourself of Crutchfield's most generous return offer. Happy Listening!

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Arcam SA10

Great sound and excellent quality and feel, a true audiophile piece of equipment

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Arcam SA10

I'm still getting used to the sound listening through the elac debut 6.2 speakers. I was concerned about the power but there is plenty and it's clean. Great value at the price.

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Kind to my ears.

This is the tone, texture, and musicality that I have been looking for. The unit takes the digital sources and makes them more analog sounding, reminding me of the records I used to spin forty years ago. I've tried a number of integrated amplifiers over the last few years: NAD c328 and NAD c316bee v2: powerful, clear and neutral, but dry sounding. Rega Brio: energetic, dynamic, but it had a high noise floor that one could hear over the speakers and through the headphone amp. This amp suits me just fine. In my small listening room, I don't need more wattage.

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Fantastic ARCAM SA10

Before talking about my review, I want to thank the professionalism and commitment that Crutchfield has with all its clients. There are not too many companies that you can compare to the 60 days guarantee they offers. This is "Total Customer Satisfaction" in simple words. The ARCAM SA10 is one of the best entry levels Hi Fidelity equipment you can have for the money. This amplifier is worth every penny. Especially, if you like to listen classical music, a cello sounds like a cello or a violin like a violin, or vocal jazz or soft jazz. The sound is incredible, and the voice is reproduced very nice. For me, 50 watts is enough to reproduce the best possible sound no matter the speakers. I have a pair of Wharfedale (Bookshelf) got it from Crutchfield and I'm very happy with these purchases and hope to have it for many years to come!

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Great Amp

Great amp for the money. I hooked it up to my Monitor Audio Gold 100 monitors, put a disc in my Marantz ND 8006 and I knew right away that this was a keeper. I had an initial concern because the Gold 100 speakers are 4 ohm , 86 db but the Crutchfield salesperson Lori advised me the Arcam SA 10 would be a good match. Great sales and service experience with Crutchfield. Highly recommended,

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Signature British sound

This is a great entry level audiophile integrated in my opinion. It pairs well with neutral speakers. It's especially good at 6 Ohm and lower speakers. Not to say it doesn't power 8 ohm speakers well too. I'm very happy with this amp and looking to pick up some Klipsch Heresy's to pair with it.

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Arcam SA10

Great sound!

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Wonderful Amplifier

First, you can't beat Crutchfield's service. 3-day free delivery to Puerto Rico is great, plus 6 months interest free financing by Sony Financial/Synchrony made it a no brainer to buy from Crutchfield. To make a long story short, I exchanged my McIntosh MX113 preamp for a pair of Sonus Faber Venere 2.0 speakers, which left me with beautiful first class speakers, but no amplification for them. So, I hooked them up to a Marantz SR-5001 receiver that I had lying around. Though they sounded very good I knew it wasn't the best amplification for them and they sounded no better than my previous PSB B25 speakers. Since I couldn't connect my Rega P2 turntable to the Marantz, as it doesn't have a phono input, I was using my CDP and a cheap Bluetooth adapter; nothing spectacular. First thing I did was get an Andover Songbird DAC/WiFi/BT from Crutchfield (highly recommended), this helped to improve the sound, but still nothing that great. I was already looking for an integrated amplifier to pair with the SF speakers. After much research decided to pull the trigger on the Arcam SA-10, as it fit my budget. Crutchfield had a Scratch & Dent unit for $667.00, and I decided to take the risk. When I received the amp I noticed it was a new unit with not scratches nor dents, just a box that looked weathered, everything was factory packed, not Crutchfield's warehouse packed. Hooked it up to my system, and ohhhhh what a sound!!! Now the SF speakers sounded like $1,500.00/pair speakers. Beautiful!

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Expectations Exceeded

Although I had high expectations going in for the Arcam SA10 it's performance has exceeded those expectations. When my budget receiver stopped working I first was looking at just a good 2 channel amplifier to power a pair of outdoor speakers and while that worked OK the more I thought about I realized I wanted more capabilities and performance and audio quality so I began researching integrated 2-channel amplifiers below $1,000 and all of my research kept pointing to the Arcam SA10 as a strong performer in that range. I did power it on and run it at very low levels for several days but once I then began to critically listen at normal and even louder levels I was blown away by the clarity and soundstage depth of all styles of music ranging from classical, acoustic guitars, jazz, to EDM and even modern pop. Everything suddenly sounded "right", like I would expect to hear at a live performance. Definitely should be near the top of any audition list for 2-channel integrated amplifiers, even those with budgets over $1,000 should consider listening to this amplifier too.

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Arcam SA-10

Great sound for the price. Does well across the spectrum reproducing frequencies and is very musical.

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Arcam SA10

Great products.

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Perfect Integrated Amp

Have had the Arcam SA10 about one month now. For the fist couple of weeks I used only the streaming capability until my new Turntable arrived. I previously had an Adcom GFP 555ii preamp with a Rotel RB_980BX amp and a Dual 510 TT. This was a fine set-up but I wanted something new and more refined. I was concerned that this may not have the power I was used to with the Rotel but boy am I happy to say that this Arcam fits my purposed wonderfully! Plenty of power, crisp sound, good bass response. My current set-up is this with Fluance RT85 TT and Boston VR40 floor standing speakers. I am so thrilled with this integrated amplifier that I have already parted ways with the Adcom and most likely will part with the Rotel as well but it is doing a wonderful job as a bookend for my LP's - have not needed additional power and Soundgardens Badmotorfinger sounds awesome! Highly recommend this to anyone looking for a great Integrated Amplifier.

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Arcam SA10

The amp is great. It's powering two large floor model A&R speakers without issue. Sound is clear, unit is sleek but hefty. It arrived at my doorstep within 48 hours. Thank you!

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Arcam SA10

Excellent product and excellent service from Crutchfield. I was unsure what to buy and Crutchfield's technical and sales representatives guided me through several promising choices. In the end, this unit proved to be just what we needed: a simple, great-sounding stereo integrated amplifier that is compatible with our smart TV. Best of all, the sound is wonderful: crisp and clear, and the bass is deep and rich.

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PATIENCE.

Short and to the point. I have had the Cambridge CXA60 and CAX80 in my house both are great Amps. Give this ARCAM SA10 240 hours of playing time. Now I am using the preamp section is great. I thought something was missing with the Cambridge amps. I bought this amp because of the great reviews are true. This amps just bangs out music in a great balance way . I will always buy ARCAM and yes the bass is great. My search is done . This is truly a good musical amp I don't have go above 50 to satisfied me and that is loud.

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Detailed & Smooth

What a great integrated amp! I am coming from separates and this has totally exceeded my expectations. Top end detail and midrange is just as smooth as butter. Bass is clean, forceful and accurate on my Bowers & Wilkins speakers. If you're looking for an integrated amp to connect to a set of speakers up to 3-4k this is it. I doubt there's a better integrated under 1k. Period.

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Great Amp

I think this amplifier is excellent. Pairs very nicely with my ELAC UB5s. Sound is balanced, honest and doesn't fatigue. Great phono stage (with Ortofon Blue) Usable, well built remote. Multiple SPDIF inputs. No USB, but solved with external usb to SPDIF.

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Exceptional Integrated Amplifier

The Arcam SA10 is a solidly built device that screams quality (the online pictures don't do it justice). Once unboxed, give the SA10 a chance to warm up overnight in standby mode before passing judgement. I learned the aforementioned the hard way and was left with an evening of initial disappointment. Where I heard significant potential in my initial listen, I found that the low-end just wasn't on the same plane and was significantly recessed from that of the mid-range and highs. This experience left me immediately seeking other options (Yamaha SA series, Cambridge Audio CXA61, Audiolab 6000A, and Arcam SA20) to replace it. Through some encouragement to have patience from another review regarding another amplifier and the potential that was posed by the SA10 during my initial listening session, I turned the SA10 on the next morning to be awoken by a much differant experience. After several more hours of putting the SA10 through its paces with my Sonus Faber Venere 2.0 bookshelf speakers, I couldn't believe the overall musicality of this amplifier. The SA10 is truly underrated and under reviewed. I highly encourage those interested in the SA10 to pull the trigger and leverage the 60 day audition period ($10) to hear it for yourself. I believe that if you have a little bit of patience, you will be pleasantly surprised with the overall performance of this amplifier and will likely question why you should spend more. Good luck!

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Arcam SA10

Excellent quality, excellent sound. Power is not found until more than halfway on the volume knob, but when it picks up, it doesn't stop.

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FINE TUNED ACOUSTIC ACCURACY

This one is being used strictly as a preamp, driving some Linn monoblocks for a distributed room system; so not a typical stereo setup. Still, the Arcam made an immediate difference over a higher price predecessor, especially in the dynamic definition: the individual characteristics of the instruments were immediately more distinct, their levels and envelopes defined and clear enough to beautifully articulate the tails of the source from the tails of the reverb, natural or induced. Playing "Concerts A Deux Violes Esgales" by Sainte-Colombe the SA10 is more than able to clearly distinguish between the timbres of the two Viols. It doesn't seem to have any difficulties untangling the electronic intricacies of the Biosphere/Deathprod "Stator" either. The result is a believable, emphatically present soundstage. As for the build, the Arcam is a tank: solid, heavy and -- for those who like the sound of solenoids dutifully clicking and clacking away -- features a set of controls that communicate clearly by touch and by sound. The ins and outs are more than I need for this application, but they are also more than enough for anyone planning to use the SA10 as a control center/DAC. The volume/data knob is finely stepped, facilitating absolute control over playback levels -- especially effective at lower volumes. The enclosure finish and nomenclature detail are excellent: the SA10 is designed and built to remarkably high audiophile standards at such a reasonable price.

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