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tested the Primare A35.2 with my Audio Precision SYS2722 system (see the January 2008 “As We See It”). As the A35.2 has a class-D output stage, I didn’t perform my usual preconditioning by operating the amplifier at one-third the specified power into 8 ohms for an hour. With a class-AB output stage, one-third power results in the maximum dissipation in the output devices, but this is

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