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<blockquote data-quote="3.5Max6spd" data-source="post: 525681" data-attributes="member: 555373">Both Arc and Zapco are designed by Robert Zef-the &#039;Z&#039; in Zapco(Nikola engineering) most being put into the Arc now that Zef sold Zapco and only designs for them now, he also designs the Diamond D3 line, some past Clarion designs, and Monitor 1 (very high end 7 yrs ago) which were sold throw same manufacturer and warrantied throgh ArcYou cannot go wrong with either- I say the Arcs shyt on the Reference series, yet are no way as flexible as the Zapco Competition line(obviously because they are designed for competition, to get into a specific power class- rated low at 4ohms, and astronomical at higher impedances)Note: the Arc 4150 and 2500 are the only amps that Zef has designed, and perhaps available on the market, that yield a damping factor of 2000- higher than any Zapco design he&#039;s done- Thats primarily Arc&#039; selling point, they are priced somewhere in between both Zapco lines, but Arc dealers are quite forgiving andwork with you- at least in my experienceNo joke, I&#039;ve had nearly a dozen people buy wether a cxl or xxk 4150 after hearing my fronstage- literally flawlessI&#039;d say after reading the description of transient distortion above, 0.005 for the 4150 and 2500 is very impressive, and because of the high damping factor at lower impedances it maintains super low distortion levels&nbsp; (damping cuts in half/and distortion doubles as you drop impedances)There are a few typo&#039;s on the Arc site also.....you may want to contact them for any&nbsp; specific questions- they are super nice and professionalWether you choose a Zapco or Arc.....you are buying high end and you will most definitly be content,&nbsp; have a beautifully designed amp using the highest grade componentry -</blockquote>

[QUOTE="3.5Max6spd, post: 525681, member: 555373"] Both Arc and Zapco are designed by Robert Zef-the 'Z' in Zapco(Nikola engineering) most being put into the Arc now that Zef sold Zapco and only designs for them now, he also designs the Diamond D3 line, some past Clarion designs, and Monitor 1 (very high end 7 yrs ago) which were sold throw same manufacturer and warrantied throgh Arc You cannot go wrong with either- I say the Arcs shyt on the Reference series, yet are no way as flexible as the Zapco Competition line(obviously because they are designed for competition, to get into a specific power class- rated low at 4ohms, and astronomical at higher impedances) Note: the Arc 4150 and 2500 are the only amps that Zef has designed, and perhaps available on the market, that yield a damping factor of 2000- higher than any Zapco design he's done- Thats primarily Arc' selling point, they are priced somewhere in between both Zapco lines, but Arc dealers are quite forgiving and work with you- at least in my experience No joke, I've had nearly a dozen people buy wether a cxl or xxk 4150 after hearing my fronstage- literally flawless I'd say after reading the description of transient distortion above, 0.005 for the 4150 and 2500 is very impressive, and because of the high damping factor at lower impedances it maintains super low distortion levels (damping cuts in half/and distortion doubles as you drop impedances) There are a few typo's on the Arc site also.....you may want to contact them for any specific questions- they are super nice and professional Wether you choose a Zapco or Arc.....you are buying high end and you will most definitly be content, have a beautifully designed amp using the highest grade componentry - [/QUOTE]

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