Cambridge Audio Amps.

[AdamEW]

hello there,
One of my friends is looking for a new audio setup and looking around he has found 2 amps he likes the look of the Cambridge Audio a5 and the Cambridge Audio a500 the question is which is better?? My brother has an a500 and it sounds pretty good but im not very knowledgable in this area so I might be wrong. I found this on the internet if it helps

A500 remote-controlled integrated amp is rated at 65Wpc into 8 ohms. According to measurements conducted by Paul Miller of Hi-Fi Choice, it actually delivers 107W into 4 ohms/195W into 2 ohms/246W into 1 ohm under dynamic music conditions. This kind of low-impedance stability is positively unheard-of in amplifiers at anywhere near the A500’s asking price. It speaks of exceedingly well-designed, stiff high-current power supplies. In fact, the power transformer is a custom-designed tight-wind low-flux toroid.

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

Adam


crud I put it in the wrong forum :'(

 

[AdamEW]

Thing is I dont have a comparison of the two I know my brother has the a500 hooked up to some mission m72's and in my oppinion they sound great (remembering im not an audiophile) the a5 is only rated at 60 watts whereas in that review the a500 is 65 could this have an impact on performace or will the (what I believe to be) newer a5 be comparable/better.

p.s could a mod move this to the correct forum please