Sugden A21a Series II

The Sugden A21A Series 2 has lineage stretching back more than 50 years.It is an exceptional amplifier with a musical 3 dimensional sound stage.

James Sugden,widely accredited with producing the world's first Class "A" amplifier under the name of Richard Allen,a most famous brand of English loudspeakers in the 1960's,went on to bring his own name to his amplifiers after 3 years of production for Richard Allen.

The natural question here is what is a Class "A" amplifier?In simple terms a Class "A" amplifier has all output devices conducting at all times as against a Class A/B design which switches the conducting devices on and off as required.For the music listener this results in the Class "A" amplifier being available to reproduce the dynamics and nuances of the music more readily resulting in a more realistic musical performance.

This is only the beginning of the Sugden story.They have been creating Sugden amplifiers in the same Yorkshire factory for a long time,and their operation is reportedly so self sufficient that they still manufacture their own casework and solder their own circuit boards......in other words.....they are hand made.Sugden employees are well described as craftsmen and craftswomen.

There is absolutely no point in saying anything apart from......please listen to this most beautifully designed musical amplifier.......there are potentials of it taking you to cathartic places of relaxation and then surprise at what music can do for the soul.

At Stereophonic,we'd be pleased to demo a revealing sample of the passion that goes into making a Sugden amplifier that will bring your music to life.