Copland CTA408
FOR
• Composed, balanced and insightful sound
• Fluid dynamics
• Features
• Build quality
AGAINST
• It’s a big unit
• Needs care in speaker matching
VERDICT
The CTA408 is well equipped and gives little away to the best integrated and pre/power solutions at this price
“This small Danish specialist typically releases a new product once every few years, so this is something of an event”
Copland has never been the most prolific of manufacturers. This small Danish specialist typically releases a new product once every few years, so the arrival of the new CTA408 integrated amp is something of an event. It joins a tiny range made up of a cheaper integrated amp, a pre/power combination and a DAC–all of which make use of valve circuitry in some way.
The CTA408 is a chunky unit, standing taller than our reference Gamut D3i/D200i pre/power combination when stacked. It’s hardly a compact solution, so there’s not much in the way of
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