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  verdict on class D amps?
I saw a thread about seymour ice amps.... anyone have any experience with these compared to conventional amps? I was planning on picking up a used pair of bryston 7st or a single 14 st however for similar money (& power) the new ice 50001 is available. In car audio there it doesn't seem like class D is very good except for sub duty. Is the same true for home stuff? Presently I have a adcom GFA5500 which was going to get thrown on rear surrounds & I was going to use parasound HCA1500 on my speakers untill I can afford something newer/better for my old infinity kappa 8.1 speakers

thanks
Viggen900  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-02-09
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02-02-09   I think the verdict is still out at this point. they have ma ...   Larryrx7

02-02-09   I recently changed out from audio research gear to jeff rowl ...   Brauser

02-02-09   Read what stanwel says in a different thread,he sums it up b ...   Coffeey

02-02-09   I'll also give a thumbs up on the class d amp. i'm using the ...   Pkubica

02-02-09   Try some in your system. put five audiophiles in a room, a ...   Tvad

02-03-09   Ignore coffeey and stanwal. they are dinosaurs refusing to ...   Audiofeil

02-03-09   Here is a useful thread on the absolute sound's website: ht ...   Palewin

02-03-09   Coffeey and stanwal suffer of audiophilia nostalgica, a very ...   Guidocorona

02-03-09   Verdict??? there is and always will be something better :-) ...   Undertow

02-03-09   I bought an calss-d amp based on the internet hype (bel cant ...   Elberoth2

02-03-09: Spenceroo
I replaced a Pass X250.5 in my system with a pair of Channel Island D-200 monos and it sounds just as good as it always did. I put $2k back in my pocket (I purchased used), and don't have the heat or strain on my back like I did with the Pass. As a side note, for what it's worth, I've been a musician since the 60's and I own my own recording studio, so I feel I have a pretty good ear for sound quality. My speakers are SP Tech Timepiece 3.0s which are 85 db sensitive, and I don't need a sub. My speakers go down to 30hz and the D-200s push them with ease. I say give'em a try. You may or may not like them. I do.
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02-03-09   I had been skeptical of class d amps based upon various comm ...   Bar81

02-03-09   The channel islands are great amps. i prefer the hypex ucd c ...   Stereo

02-06-09   I have x250.5 & replaced with nuforce ref9se v2 , it actuall ...   Yeekim

02-06-09   I love my gilmore raptor class d monoblocks. coupled with a ...   Ait

02-06-09   Yeekim i've been using nuforce ref 9 amps for more than thre ...   Stltrains

02-06-09   I think the technology has improved quite a bit. but it stil ...   Gundam91

02-06-09   Frank, you hit the nail on the head on class d amps. . . whi ...   Guidocorona

02-06-09   Guido - that is an important distinction. many people objec ...   Kijanki

02-06-09   Frank do you know if the nuforce amps were well broke in? th ...   Stltrains

02-06-09   Thanks for all the info!!! i unfortunantly do not know of a ...   Viggen900

02-06-09   rereading this thread would be a good start.   Tvad

02-06-09   "can someone list a few different manufacturers of clas ...   Kijanki

02-07-09   Kijanki now your a audiophile who knows his class d amps. ni ...   Stltrains

02-06-09   You go, kijanki!!   Tvad

02-07-09   This list was compiled a while ago and needs to be updated. ...   Kijanki

02-07-09   & to think i was expecting a handfull of options thanks   Viggen900

02-07-09   I agree with those who say you need to try it for yourself. ...   Trelja

02-07-09   What most have found using these very revealing amps is what ...   Stltrains

02-07-09   I also like the hypex udc module better than ice. i have fiv ...   Eldartford

02-08-09   I auditioned the seymourav amps for a while, comparing them ...   Nospam

02-08-09   Careful circuit design & quality parts will always produce a ...   Phd

02-10-09   Phd - do you call switching power supply (smps) "digita ...   Kijanki

02-10-09   It depends on your taste which will be determined by your ea ...   Jaymark

02-10-09   Jaymark - that was my impression. ss integrated, i had befo ...   Kijanki

02-10-09   Kijanki, lean in the mid-bass is, i think, what i was gettin ...   Jaymark

02-10-09   I hesitated between az satori and some other cable until i f ...   Kijanki

02-10-09   Hey kijanki, thanks for that nice list of class d amps! i ...   Mapman

02-10-09   You're welcome.   Kijanki

02-11-09   Kijanki, i meant mid-range not mid-bass in my last response. ...   Jaymark

02-11-09   Jaymark - i assumed that.   Kijanki

02-11-09   Kijanki, do you happen to have the switching amps list as an ...   Guidocorona

02-11-09   No guido. it wasn't my compilation to start with (i found i ...   Kijanki

02-11-09   There is a dealer and apogee speaker restorer extraordinaire ...   Muralman1

02-11-09   Muralman1 - it is subjective. what sounds good to you (and ...   Kijanki

02-11-09   When it comes to the passion of most audiophile his or her t ...   Stltrains

02-11-09   Muralman1, can you tell us more about what preamps were use ...   Isanchez

02-11-09   stltrains, there is much truth to what you wrote. on the o ...   Tvad

02-11-09   Tvad in my case your response: on the other hand, i find t ...   Stltrains

02-11-09   Isanchez, my preamp is the h2o fire preamp. this is a most u ...   Muralman1

02-11-09   With class d amps i have discovered less is more when it com ...   Muralman1

02-11-09   Stltrains, based on your response above, you seem to have ta ...   Tvad

02-11-09   Muralman1, it seems that you have a great match between you ...   Isanchez

02-12-09   Kijanki, if a spreadsheet does not exist yet, i'll make on ...   Guidocorona

02-12-09   Guido - great! thanks.   Kijanki

02-14-09   Based largely on a dudley review in stereophile, i purchased ...   Gnpgnp

02-14-09   I'm wondering how good the new wired 4 sound models are comp ...   Mapman

02-15-09   They are coming out with a int.i want to see about that,soun ...   Coffeey

02-15-09   Gnpgnp, i have a pair of psb stratus gold i's in my second ...   Audioesq


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