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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   I replaced a pass x250.5 in my system with a pair of channel ...   Spenceroo

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: Stltrains
Tvad in my case your response:

On the other hand, I find that sometimes even when someone tries something new and chooses to reject it, others who have chosen the new product can attack the listener's choice as wrong headed.

I have posted many times if you are happy with your gear and sound thats coming from it great i'm happy if you are happy.

Class D amps have come a long way just has tubed gear and SS also. Better materials and ideas have improved these components of our systems.

In the end we all get better sound from our gear.
As Kijanki so wonderfully noted your ears and mine hear sound differently. Along with our rooms that fact causes a lot of the posts on this web site.

Enjoy the music now while you can.

Stltrains  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


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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