NEC A11 Reserve II

[MGrandBlanc]

Anyone have an opinion on this beast of an integrated? I can probably get my hands on one if I replace it with a cheap class D amp. (it's being used to power whole house ceiling speakers in a huge house). Seems like a waste to me....elevator music to crap 6" ceiling speakers, not even stereo! The little info I've seen out there this appears to be a rare bird! Someone said 400 units? 3 BIG Torrids and enough caps to choke an elephant. It's perfectly functional and has been rarely used...50 hours a year maybe.
What's the consensus? Worth rescue? I need it like a hole in the head, but the house is being sold & this will be left behind & probably changed out for wireless Sonus or something.

 

[goodolpg]

I don't know anything about that amp so I Googled it.
Only looked at one article so take this with a grain of salt.... GET IT.
It's indeed a well built piece of gear.
105 wpc isn't all that uncommon anymore but I'd think it's a GOOD 105 wpc.
Maybe you could pick up a used Class D "pro amp" off ebay to replace it.

 

[62vauxhall]

NEC A10 and A7 were among the best integrated amps of their day. I spent a few years with an NEC retailer and those amps were as good as anything on the market back then. Better in my opinion because NEC made semi-conductors whereas the "mainstream brands" did not.

An A11 would be more like a statement piece but NEC's low profile marketing left these amplifers out of contention for mass market consumers who were more swayed by the glitz & glamour splashy ads for the likes of Pioneer, Sansui, Marantz etc.