Arcam Radia A15 A5 ST5 and Amphion Argon1

The new Radia series from Arcam arrived yesterday. I have to say that they look mighty good, and I really like the yellow stripe on the side. This is the modern look that I wanted from the previous HDA-series. Arcams ampliers always had a good grip of the speakers, and the A15 didn’t let me down. In the price range the A15 is about the same price as the former SA20, but the new A15 sounds better! Bigger, bolder and best of all, better sharpness in the bass. It’s like Arcam turned up the contrast a little bit, in a good way. Better contour all around. They make the small Amphion Argon1 feel a lot bigger. The streamer ST5 is a perfect fit to the amplifiers. It has the same boldness as the amps and the synergy effect with the amps is just lovely. Nice small format that will fit into every living room. I also like that Arcam didn’t go for the big, high resolution screen in the front that shows album covers. If I want a screen to watch, I’ll watch my tv or the Ipad. Just the small screen with numbers and letters on the ST5. That’s great! The remote is... well, it’s a little “flimsy”. It does the job well enough, but Arcam could have stuck with the remote from the HDA- serie. The point with the new remote (I think) is that most people will use the streaming unit ST5 with the A-series amplifiers and use the control link function, which enables the user to control input and volume with the phone or tablet. The remote will not be used in the same way anymore, which allows Arcam to...