Sugden Audio Legends

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The Sugden brand is nearing a fifty-year pedigree. Models from the early 1960s to now are highly regarded and collectable.

Sugden A21 Pure Class ‘A’ Stereo Amplifier. (1964)

Sugden has a rich history and through its passion for music it has a clear objective to

enable Sugden devotees to enjoy the fun and emotion that music can invoke.

In 1964 James Edward Sugden designed and produced what is regarded as the

worlds first commercially available solid state pure Class ‘A’ amplifier the A21. This

has been a continuing model for nearly 50 years. This is a rare achievement.

In 2011 The Absolute Sound & Hi-Fi+ recognised the Sugden A21 for changing the

face of audio significantly and included it in the hall of fame as "One of The Ten Most

Significant European Amplifiers of All Time".

Also rare is Sugden's method of construction, one piece of equipment is entrusted to

one person with the result they have a personal pride and interest in what they have

made. Their name is attached to the product, this is real hand-made craftsmanship in


West Yorkshire, England.

The company has a clear philosophical base, is owned and operated as a family

business, still with ties to James Sugden who is now in retirement. Devotees of

classic models will not part with their "precision instruments" that easily, thus the

Sugden A21, Sugden C51/P51, A51 and C41/P41 models, to name a few, are scarce

if not impossible to source. Some of these models are featured in our "Sugden

Legends" below and you will get to see why there is such a pride of ownership

towards Sugdens.

Looking forward the current four lines of Sugden models follow the company's long-

standing philosophy of low distortion, musical and non-fatiguing reproduction but also

take it to the next level. Three lines are Class 'A' designs and the fourth is Class 'AB'

to enable more power with the mandatory Sugden Signature sound.

The 2012 product line up includes: Sugden Masterclass Series, Sugden A21SE

Special Edition Series, Sugden A21 Series Sugden LS21 Loudspeakers and Sugden

Mystro Series. More information at www.neophonics.com

Sugden Si402 Pure Class ‘A’ all silicon transistor stereo power amplifier. Special features of the Si402 include two completely independent amplifier sections, common transformer, a choice of high or medium damping factors for high quality loudspeakers including electrostatics (early 1960s)


Sugden A51 Pure Class ‘A’ Stereo Power Amplifier. (1967)

Sugden A25B Mosfet Stereo Amplifier. (1990-1995)


Sugden A21a Original Pure Class ‘A’ Integrated Amplifier and Power Amplifier continuing evolution of the 1964 Sugden A21 Original. (1989-1998)

Sugden Au51 Series - Sugden Au51c Pre-Amplifier with Sugden Au51cs Power Supply & Sugden Au51p Power Amplifier. (1990-1999)


In 1998 there was no change to model code, still Sugden A21a Pure Class ‘A’ Integrated Stereo Amplifier but with a matching Sugden CD21 Compact Disc Player. (1998-2007)

Sugden Audition-C Integrated Amplifier. Complete musical experience. (1999-2004)


Sugden Masterclass AA Pre-Amplifier, Sugden Masterclass AA Class ‘A’ Stereo Power Amplifier & Masterclass Compact Disc Player replaced the Sugden Au51 Series. In the Masterclass Series Sugden introduced gold-plated circuit boards and silver soldering. The improvements to sound quality were simply amazing with even more music being presented. (1999-2007)

Sugden Bijou CDMaster Compact Disc Player, HeadMaster Class 'A' Headphone Amplifier & Pre-Amplifier and AmpMaster Power Amplifier - with dedicated stand. (2002-2008)


Sugden Bijou MusicMaster Pure Class ‘A’ Power Amplifier is an extraordinary amplifier, very deceiving for a 16 watts per channel power amplifier. (2004-2008) ™

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