{"id":138119,"date":"2021-11-09T05:38:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T05:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=138119"},"modified":"2021-11-09T08:11:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T08:11:14","slug":"copland-csa70-entry-level-integrated-amplifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/copland-csa70-entry-level-integrated-amplifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Copland CSA 70: Entry-level integrated amplifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CSA70 is an integrated amplifier that Danish company Copland Audio is positioning as an entry-level model. However, they say, it is &#8220;made for die-hard music lovers and delivers exceptional sound quality that falls short of its power rating and price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The amp is distinguished from older models like CSA100 or CSA150 by the absence of tube stages. This allows all electronics to be placed on a single board, minimizing signal paths and susceptibility to RFI and other extraneous noise.<\/p>\n<p>The power amplifiers actually use the same architecture as the older models, but with faster feedback. Copland has assured that the amplifier will cope with even &#8220;the most inconvenient dynamic loads.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/47_techweek.jpg\" width=\"1094\" height=\"405\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The CSA70 features an audiophile-grade precision motorized volume control that requires no additional electronics in the signal path.<\/p>\n<p>The amplifier received four digital and three analog inputs (including for a phono stage), supplemented by a line output and a preamplifier &#8220;break&#8221;.\u00a0The front panel provides a 6.3 mm headphone output.\u00a0The new product delivers 70 watts of power per channel with 8-ohm speakers.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/48_techweek.jpg\" width=\"965\" height=\"315\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/copland.dk\/csa70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSA70<\/a> received several protection systems &#8211; both the amplifier itself and the acoustics connected to it.\u00a0Among them &#8211; protection against direct current at the output, overcurrent and overheating.\u00a0All this has increased the reliability and durability of the device.\u00a0The CSA70 is housed in a robust anti-resonant black or silver housing.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CSA70 is an integrated amplifier that Danish company Copland Audio is positioning as an entry-level model. However, they say, it is &#8220;made for die-hard music lovers and delivers exceptional sound quality that falls short of its power rating and price.&#8221; The amp is distinguished from older models like CSA100 or CSA150 by the absence [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/copland-csa70-entry-level-integrated-amplifier\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":138123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-138119","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}