DETAILS
PRODUCT Copland CSA150
ORIGIN Denmark
TYPE Integrated amplifier
WEIGHT 15kg
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 435 x 165 x 370mm
FEATURES
Quoted output power: 2x 150W RMS (8ohm)
6922 double triode line stage voltage driver
ESS Sabre 9018 DAC
Moving-magnet phono stage
DISTRIBUTOR Absolute Sounds
TELEPHONE 0208 9713909
WEBSITE copland.dk
There’s a lot to like about hybrids. In the past three decades I’ve tried valve, Class A solid-state, Class AB solid-state, and a combination of the first and last. Going totally thermionic is a big commitment because you have to pick your speakers carefully; they need to be efficient and/or generally horn or reflex loaded. If not, you can hear the output transformers straining at higher volumes. And lovely as valves can sound, they can be high maintenance. In my experience, a valve preamp – or indeed a solid-state pre with valve buffering – plus a solidstate power amp is a good place to be. And it’s something that Copland has been doing since long before it became fashionable.
Since the mid-Eighties, this Danish company has been going its own way. Founder Ole Møller is still overseeing the design and development of Copland amplifiers, and the CSA150 attempts to be a bit of everything. Inside, a single 6922 double triode acts as the voltage driver for the line stage, after which chunky MOSFETs take over to deliver a claimed 150W RMS per channel of Class AB power.
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