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Time to buy a class D amp?


Will some new class D amplifiers outperforming the current ones appear soon

(the newest ones i know were released a  few years ago)?

Class D amps attract me as I consider them the most ecological ones with obvious non-auditionable benefits.

I have no doubts that they posses the maximum ratio performance/sound quality among the amplifiers of all classes.

At the same time, the sound quality the class D amplifiers that I have auditioned produce, although is quite good,

but not yet ideal (for my taste).


I use PS Audio Stellar S300 amp with PS audio Gain Cell pre/DAC with Thiel CS 3.6 speakers in one of my systems.

The sound is ok (deep bass, clear soundstage) but not perfect (a bit bright and somehow dry, lacking warmness which might be more or less ok for rock but not for jazz music).

I wonder if there are softer sounding class D amps with the same or better details and resolution. Considering two reasonable (as to the budget) choices for test, Red Dragon S500 and Digital Audio Company's

Cherry  2 (or Maraschino monoblocks), did anybody compare these two?



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arcticdeth
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Heard mnay even at demo shops, not my thing, the sound is flat and monotone.

sorry u disagree!
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arcticdeth
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Demo’d Two class d amps, not my thing, flat lifeless, sounded like it was playing music, with no emotion, or excitement.
 Your results may vary, this is just my opinion.

 Smaller, lighter, easier to move, etc etc.

 A,  OR  A/AB Still sounds better to. My ears.

 No ragging, this is just my ears, yours maybe different.

even my class H sunfire blows away class d.

demoed the devialet, it was a 400+W one, had for 12 days, left on for several days to warm up, nope, not my thing.

also the thor, or Loki, or whichever those were, those were promising, but I had to return them and have my card credited after 10 days.

i prefer my class H Sunfire.
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