Eagerly anticipated since Arcam told us about it in late 2019 (they do enjoy a good tease in Cambridge) the SA30 Intelligent Wireless Streaming Integrated Amplifier has finally washed up upon Swansea’s golden shore. (Yay!)

Armed to the teeth with the Network Audio Player from Arcam’s range of exciting and excellent-sounding AV amplifiers, plus that whale of a killer app; Dirac Live Room Correction.

The Arcam SA30 has the same handsome fascia and build of it’s junior siblings the SA10 and SA20, power output has been uprated to 130W into 8 Ohms (200W into 4 Ohms) This should be sufficient for most reasonably priced loudspeakers on the market. Supporting the extra hwyl* and gusto is an HDMI ARC input for your TV, four digital inputs, three line-level analogue ones and a phono stage capable of supporting moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges.

For your added convenience, the handset is a learning model, full home automation integration is available via the RS232 socket and one can disable all digital functions by pressing the DIRECT button, turning the SA30 into a vanilla analogue amplifier - especially comforting when listening to your latest vinyl cuts.

The Arcam SA30 in currently running in our first floor music salon. Why not come down for a gander and fill your ears with sublime sounding music?

Noun: *hwyl (in Welsh use) a stirring feeling of emotional motivation and energy.

Thanks for reading and we look forward to welcoming you in store soon!

Arcam Hi-Fi products are available at the following branches of Audio T: Cardiff, Cheltenham, Enfield, Oxford, Southampton, Swansea, Swindon

We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new top of the range Arcam SA30 wireless streaming integrated amplifier for some time. It’s definitely been well worth the long wait!

The attractive full width casework is barely taller than Arcam’s SA10 and SA20, and no deeper, but packs a hefty punch at 120W per channel into 8 ohm and a massive 220W into 4 ohm speakers. The features list is very comprehensive too. Musical performance is always the priority for Arcam but this is by no means a minimalist product and it’s great to be able to offer a British designed amplifier which ticks so many feature boxes without compromising sound quality.

The five analogue inputs include a phono input which is, unusually, switchable for moving coil (MC) as well as moving magnet (MM). Four digital inputs (2 optical, 2 coaxial) feed the integral 32 bit Sabre DAC. There’s also an ARC input for TV sound via HDMI and the SA30 is a uPnP wireless streamer incorporating GoogleCast and AirPlay 2 as well as being a Roon endpoint.

Like Arcam’s AV receivers, the SA30 wireless streaming amplifier is equipped with Dirac loudspeaker set up and room equalisation, enabling tailoring to speaker characteristics and removal of adverse resonant room frequencies. Individual Dirac Live curves can even be stored for different inputs. A calibration microphone is supplied for use with a PC or MAC to set up Dirac.

The Arcam SA30 wireless streaming integrated amplifier is a great addition to our range of stereo amplifiers in store, with a stunning set of features and very impressive power output. We can’t wait to put it through its paces!

Check back later to see how SA30 performs in our dem room, or call to arrange a listen or just pop in and see us at Audio T Southampton (Chandlers Ford).

See you soon,

Alan, John and Wayne

Arcam Hi-Fi products are available at the following branches of Audio T: Cardiff, Cheltenham, Enfield, Oxford, Southampton, Swansea, Swindon

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