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Thanks so much for all your help folks. I am keeping hold of the Sugden for now and the Chord is on that there auction site this evening.

Previous owner had it in totally different setup with same fault. From memory I think it was class D kit. I have tried other configurations, too. Should have been clearer re Chord, I’m not deliberately running it hot and it’s racked etc. but it does seem to have problems less often than previous owner (issue is identical though) and I just wonder if the Sugden being ‘underneath’ is contributing in some way. As I said, likely coincidental. Appreciate feedback on the Krell. I think low risk option would be to try Chord/Krell side by side with Sugden and see if the effect is tangible and preferable. Selling both for an integrated Sugden Masterclass IA-4 also looks feasible if a little harder to ‘try’? Other integrated or power amp suggestions appreciated.

Issue is definitely intermittent (brief but 'weekly') and despite a lot of usage and sitting on the warm Sugden, it does not really change characteristically. I think I would benefit from a little more power based on current usage but sonically, to me, the Sugden is great.

1) Was sent to Chord by previous owner and they could not get it to reproduce. I have found it to be a 'weekly', brief occurrence that anecdotally appears to be helped by sitting on the warm Sugden. 2) Probably £1,000 + whatever I got from the Chord and Sugden 3) Yes, would consider

Two reasons, 1) to try and get the Chord issue to be "permanent", no such luck despite >5 years of ownership. 2) Silent pots! Agreed, right now, the Chord is adding nothing sonically to the setup and my budget doesn't stretch to an equivalent Chord power amp. I have been looking at a Krell KSA 100 to partner the Chord, is this the kind of thing you were thinking? I'm not sure based on how good an all rounder the Sugden is, if the extra ~£1,000 will yield much.

Hello folks, long time without a post but getting back into my setup and need to make decisions on amp(s). So looking for some advice. * Chord CPA 1800 - intermittent fault (very rarely happens, I’m happy to live with it) in one channel (bought from wammer this way). Chord unable to diagnose. * Sugden A21 AI - has a noisy volume pot, so needs some TLC (Sugden replaced for me 7/8 years ago) but works fine with Chord as pre. * Living Voice Avatars. * Sources are DAC, CD (neither XLR) and MM phono. Open to suggestions, that include: Keep one, both, neither, ‘new’ integrated or ‘new’ pre/power.

Hi Pete, I'm thinking about the round trip from Manchester on the Sunday. Will let you know if I'm still going, drop me a PM if you're still looking for a lift in a week or so.

My commute is about 90 seconds from flat to the office now, as good as working from home without actually working there! Longest commute I've ever done is 140 miles round trip for 4 months, Hastings to Canary Wharf (on the train!), which was 4.5 hours a day. Yuk!

Good to see other people doing the same thing, I've just sent away for quite a few of the same upgrades as you have. How significant a difference did the P5 motor make?

Gobind, you've got PM :-)

Who's hi-fi rack, or living room wall for that matter is proportioned 7:3?

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