Combining a Class A analog input stage with a high-efficiency Class D output stage, DPA-1M operates equally well on the floor, on an amp stand, or in a very tight space. A price-to-performance bellwether, this Peter Madnick-designed and U.S.A.-made component manages to give you the best of all worlds without the traditional shortcomings of Class D designs and with all the fun, grip, and involvement you expect from high-end instruments.

"Both the stereo and the mono versions of this amplifier sounded like indefatigable powerhouses, with plenty of dynamic headroom. I never heard the amplifier soften the bass, harden textures, or congeal the soundstage, no matter what the playback level or how demanding the music."
– Robert Harley, The Absolute Sound

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