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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

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guidocorona
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Kijanki, if a spreadsheet does not exist yet, I'll make one with the info you posted. G.
guidocorona
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Coffeey and Stanwal suffer of Audiophilia Nostalgica, a very painful form of the more common audiophilia nervosa that we all suffer from.

Rather, go listen to various switching (class D or T) amps and decide for yourself if any of them are for you. . . they can sound as different from one another as birds in a forest. G.
guidocorona
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Frank, you hit the nail on the head on class D amps. . . which are not digital devices btw. . . They are evolving rapidly, but like with amps based on any other technology, they vary in sound by model and by manufacturer. . . always have, and always will. Guido
guidocorona
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Kijanki, do you happen to have the switching amps list as an Excel file to share with us? Thanks, Guido
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