[BobRex]

That's more or less what's suppose to happen with new products, no?

Not necessarily.  To bring out a newer low power unit that is superior to your flagship offerings is not typical SOP.  Unless of course there is a new flagship in the offing.

[mannishjoy]

Ever wondere what absolute sound was? You won't anymore if you order a CA-1. Frank was not kidding when he stated it can compete with the Uber premium price bracket!

[DecibleDude]

  I can't speak for VA, but I know with cameras ( because I'm a lifelong photographer) lower end models frequently surpass the higher end ones when introduced. In any event I wouldn't lose any sleep over it, because even their least expensive Set 120 control amp sounds better than anything I've ever owned before, and I've owned a lot in the last 70 some years at much higher prices.

[avahifi]

Our best amplifiers for inefficient speakers remain our M225 and M750 bridged differential mono units.

Our best amplifiers for reasonably efficient speakers are our brand new NP1 and CA1 designs.

Our goal was to offer great equipment for all at any price range and nobody else does this better.

Frank

[rlee8394]

Looks like there is plenty of room to install an XLR connector to drive them in bridged differential mode. Should be good for around 150 watts per amp.

Ron

[Tom Alverson]

Looks like there is plenty of room to install an XLR connector to drive them in bridged differential mode. Should be good for around 150 watts per amp.

Ron

You would have to use this only on higher impedance speakers.  If you bridge an amplifier each channel of the amp sees 1/2 of the speaker impedance.  Frank has already stated that this initial design is thermally limited.  This is probably due to the devices that are used having a higher thermal resistance between the actual chip and the metal tab.  Putting a larger heat sink on them only helps so much.  I'm sure they are working on higher powered designs already based on how happy they are with the sound of this new circuit.

Tom