My understanding from Robert at Classe is aesthetics only - same guts. I have one with heatsinks on the back and have had it for about 7 years. Very musical amp. I think they updated the specs on the ca 200 to be like the 300 and 400 which always had heatsinks on the side. Some people claim it's better, who knows, myd dealer claims he never heard a difference.
Classe CA-200
I have seen two different looking CA-200 amps.
One has heatsinks down the entire length of each side, and the other has two heatsinks on the back of the unit with the outputs between them.
The front looks identical on each of these models, with two large aluminum handles and a round aluminum power button in the center.
What are the differences between these amps, and why do they look so different if they have the same model name?
here is what i'm talking about:
http://img.audioasylum.com/cgi/i.pl?u=users/64&f=CA200A.jpg
http://img.audioasylum.com/cgi/i.pl?u=users/64&f=classe7.jpg
(this pic is actually ca-300, but my ca-200 looks exactly like it, just a little shorter).
One has heatsinks down the entire length of each side, and the other has two heatsinks on the back of the unit with the outputs between them.
The front looks identical on each of these models, with two large aluminum handles and a round aluminum power button in the center.
What are the differences between these amps, and why do they look so different if they have the same model name?
here is what i'm talking about:
http://img.audioasylum.com/cgi/i.pl?u=users/64&f=CA200A.jpg
http://img.audioasylum.com/cgi/i.pl?u=users/64&f=classe7.jpg
(this pic is actually ca-300, but my ca-200 looks exactly like it, just a little shorter).
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