Arcam

Reference Point Brand Partner

About Arcam

Brilliant musicality, brilliantly engineered. Enthusiasm for music reproduction lies at the heart of everything Arcam does. Over the years, the brand has built an outstanding team of gifted and passionate engineers who have poured their hearts and souls into products that deliver a quality of reproduction that has won countless awards around the world.

Reference Point proudly represents Arcam in India, bringing nearly 50 years of Cambridge engineering — from the original A60 to the new Radia series — to listeners who want British musicality built on genuine engineering depth.

Since 1976

“They set out to sell 50 units to friends and family — and sold around 32,000.”

Born from a Cambridge tape society

Founded in 1976 as A&R Cambridge Ltd by John Dawson, an engineering student and active member of Cambridge University's Tape Recording Society, together with fellow student Chris Evans — "A&R" standing for Amplification & Recording.

The A60 that started it all

Their first product, the A60 integrated amplifier, became a classic — admired for its restrained, sleek appearance and high-end sound. It remains the main ancestor of most modern Arcam products, and founder John Dawson still visits the offices weekly.

AV pioneers, not just two-channel

In 1995, Arcam built the Xeta 1 — what it calls the world's first audiophile AV amplifier — followed by the first DAB tuner in 1999, Class G amplification in 2015, and Dirac Live room correction, well ahead of the industry.

Cambridge, England

Nearly 50 Years of British Engineering

1976 A&R Cambridge Ltd founded by John Dawson and Chris Evans, launching the A60 integrated amplifier
1985 The ARCAM Two bookshelf speakers introduced — the brand's first foray into loudspeakers
1995 Xeta 1 launches — the world's first audiophile AV amplifier
2015 Class G amplification technology introduced
2026 The Radia series expands to include loudspeakers — Arcam's return to speaker design

A New Look, Built on Old Bones

Radia is Arcam's newest generation — A5, A15 and A25 integrated amplifiers, the CD5 CD player and the ST5/ST25 high-resolution streamers, alongside AVA15/AVA25/AVA35 AV amplifiers and the AVP45 processor. The branding is centred on Arcam's signature "Radia yellow," built around great sound, British heritage and making genuine luxury audio accessible.

Radia highlights

A5/A15/A25 integrated amplifiers, CD5 player and ST5/ST25 streamers
AVA15/AVA25/AVA35 AV amplifiers plus the AVP45 16-channel processor
Radia loudspeakers — bookshelf, centre channel, subwoofer and floorstander models

Engineering Pedigree

Class G, Dirac & Award-Winning Reproduction

Arcam's engineering team has built its reputation on two-channel stereo gear that leans natural and musical rather than clinical, picking up awards across the decades. In 2015, Arcam introduced Class G amplification technology, followed by the adoption of Dirac room-acoustic correction software for home theatre systems — reaffirming its pioneering vocation well into the AV era.

Why it matters

Class G amplification for efficient, high-quality power delivery
Dirac Live room correction on Radia AV products
A natural, musical sound signature carried from the A60 through to Radia

Radia Series Lineup

Stereo, Streaming & AV Electronics

Made in Cambridge

A5 / A15 / A25Radia integrated amplifiers, built around the original A60's ethos — clean, transparent two-channel stereo power

CD5Radia CD player with ESS ES9018 DAC — CD/CD-R/CD-RW playback plus USB mass storage playback (FLAC, WAV, MP3 up to 24-bit/192kHz)

ST5 / ST25High-resolution music streamers, designed to pair with the Radia amplifiers but compatible with virtually any system with analogue or digital inputs

AVA15 / AVA25 / AVA35Radia AV amplifiers, alongside the AVP45 16-channel AV processor and two power amplifiers — Class G amplification, Dirac Live room correction

Radia LoudspeakersTwo bookshelf models, a centre channel, a subwoofer and two floorstanders, tuned to pair seamlessly with any hi-fi or home cinema system

Full model-by-model specifications available on request. Specifications subject to change without notice.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Arcam based?+

Arcam — originally A&R Cambridge Ltd — was founded in Cambridge, England in 1976 and remains based there, now operating from the Cambridge Innovation Park.

What is the Radia series?+

Radia is Arcam's current generation of products — integrated amplifiers, a CD player, streamers, AV amplifiers, a processor and, most recently, loudspeakers — built as a modern tribute to the original A60 that launched the brand.

Does Arcam make loudspeakers, or just electronics?+

Both. Arcam has focused primarily on electronics since 1976, but loudspeakers aren't new to the brand — it introduced the ARCAM Two bookshelf speakers in 1985, and the Radia Series loudspeakers mark its most recent return to speaker design.