I believe the CP50 came out about five years ago together with the Classe CA line of power amps. Those were the days when Classe products held up the best performance/dollar values. Since the introduction of Omega and the CA 01 series of power amps, every Classe model went up in price. I understand Classe discontinued the CP50 and 60 pre-amps to make way for the Omega and Omicron pre-amps which sell for way more than the CP50's and 60's. Let your ear be the judge ! I'm a CAM350 power amp owner and I still hang on to my CP50 !
