Arcam SA30 vs Denon PMA- A110

@edwinf -

The Denon house sound is "beefy." It has presence. You will get resolution, decent soundstage, but not as much air and space between the instruments because the amp is tuned to be on the warm side of neutral.

It's also built to last. Denon provides a really good warranty, should you need it.

@wharfy  Thank you for your input. What you are describing has been confirmed by many.cWould you say it is superior to the Arcam?

@edwinf -

"Would you say it is superior to the Arcam?"

Depends what you are looking for--I had an Arcam amp and remember it leaning towards a darker British sound--warm, very musical and "polite." It worked great with a pair of Dahlquist reissues that had an alloy tweeter and prominent bass via 3 mid/bass cones because it tames/balanced the aggressive sound of the speakers.

I'd say the Denon sound is going to be "larger." YMMV-think of Arcam as listening to music from Row G and Denon as listening to music from Row C.

I see you have Focal Arias-great speakers! How do you describe their sound with  the Arcam?

@wharfy Thank you for explaining it in that manner.

 The Row G Vs Row C comparisson really helps. The Arcam sounds good I just want something more robust and with a more realistic and holographic sound if that makes sense. Also, the Denon looks like a work of art in comparisson to the Arcam and is built to a higher standard from what I see.