Buy Classe or avoid ?

[Ricky22buk]

Was just about to buy my first home cinema system which comprised of Classe and B&W products. Have heard the two together at many hifi shows and just love the sound. But just as I was about to buy the whole Classe situation was thrown up in the air. So I'm curious.......

Given the current situation would you personally still buy Classe gear, or would you avoid and go with another manufacturer ?

[BWLover]

What situation?


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[Kevin D]

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php?44018-Bowers-and-Wilkins-sell-Class

[Kal Rubinson]

https://www.stereophile.com/content/classe-audio-revived

[HiFiGuy]

At this point I would avoid it. The previous company was closed down. Assets have been bought by Sound United and it will be rebuilt. The previous service organization is gone as is much of that knowledge.

Future products I would consider. Existing products on dealer shelves or pre-owned are a risk. All my opinion.

[Alaric]

https://www.stereophile.com/content/...-audio-revived

Some of the comments are...interesting, but I don't see a dearth of 20+ year old Boston Acoustics drivers as proof positive that Classe will be sold in Walmart. DM Holdings saved Marantz from the BPC boneyard, IMO, and I'm glad Classe has a new lease on life.

[Ovation]

Marantz and Denon seem to have done well as part of the group, but as a very happy owner of VR-M Reference series Boston Acoustics speakers for my main cinema system, I am quite saddened nothing at BA today piques my interest by way of potential replacements/upgrades. I hope Classe gets the Marantz experience rather than the Boston one.

[Ricky22buk]

Thanks guys !

I have a dealer where I can buy the following :

2 x M400 mono's second hand
1 x CA-5300 brand new in box with a 35% discount
1 x SSP800 second hand at good discount

Was going to couple these with 803d3 & 804d for 5.1 configuration now but at some stage in the future I would like to go down the 4k and atmos route.

I'm honestly not sure what to do. The safe thing is obviously to wait and see what new products appear. Having said that, the mono's and 5300 could be amps for life at a good discount, and the dealer in question tells me Sound United have bought it over 100%, so they will honour all servicing and warranties. So maybe these amps are a good buy ?

The processor would be good for the meantime, but wouldn't be upgradable for atmos or 4K in the future. I'm going down the self build route at the minute so intend to have a dedicated cinema room in the future after the build is complete. The dealer has offered my a 100% buy back clause in the deal, if I buy all the gear from him, should I wish to upgrade the processor at any point in time.

Also as much as I like the look of the Delta range, when I build my home cinema room in the new build I will have all electronics hidden away !

Anymore personal opinions or comments are appreciated guys of whether to buy or avoid now you know what I had been considering !!!!

[Ovation]

I should think the amps, if the prices are reasonable, are worth serious consideration. The processor would be the weak link, but if the dealer is on the up and up about the buy back clause (and you think it's going to meet your immediate needs), why not? I'd just make sure all these things are in writing and signed (preferably by manager/owner).

[deralte]

classé quality issues

have several problems with CLASSé cp 800: input switching does not work from time to time and digital ticking appears. The IOS app does not work either.
have a look at this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mfis5iF5F4

and this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB0Fm02nsLk

brought it back for repair but is seems they can't do nothing about it at the moment."we are looking for a solution" is what they said!