New Classe Delta amps and stereo pre amp

These amps are made in Japan by the same company that owns Marantz. They claim the new mono amps run up to 35W in pure Class A whereas the stereo delivers around 25W in Class A. Looking at the design it is very clear it is indeed a class AB project with proper class A bias, particularly on the fan-based cooling system it employs (!). I am unsure about the sonic effects of that solution on the overall performance, as critical as overheating is for this kind of topology.
The preamp features an analog section (volume control, RIAA inputs etc) and a separate digital section with dsp settings, which is very interesting for someone like me figuring out how to integrate HT and stereo optimally - an optional HDMI board is offered as well.

@mike_in_nc thank you! Well, considering the Classe is a 10k unit, I think a proper multichannel processor to be bypassed through the preamp would be a better solution. Do you recommend the Anthem so far? I considered the Bryston SP3 as well.Classe is owned by the japanese now so it is very likely they changed everything and kept only the name for marketing sake.

Great info, @mike_in_nc ! What attracted me on the Classe is the analog bypass, disabling all digital filtering. I just tolerate the digital artifacts for theatre purposes, but that’s me -  maybe due to my lack of good experience