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Class D is just Dandy!

I thought it was time we had a pro- Class D thread. There's plenty of threads about comparisons, or detractors of Class D.

That's fine, you don't have to like Class D amps, and if you don't please go participate on one of those threads.

For those of us who are very happy and excited about having musical, capable amps that we can afford to keep on 24/7 and don't require large spaces to put them in, this thread is for you.

Please share your experiences with class D amps!
erik_squires
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johnread57
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I'd love try this special D-class amp design by Mola Mola Kaluga mono blocks... http://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/972-mola-mola-kaluga-mono-amplifiers
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samac
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@jt25741 

Thanks for the heads-up. I was not familiar with the new Pioneer Class-D AVRs. They look great.

Cheers,

Scott

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samac
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@erik_squires 

Thanks for starting this. I had just ordered a NuPrime IDA-16 class-D amp when this popped up.

It is a great amp. Many have already described how good class-D can be so I won't go into that. I'll just say I concur.

Anyone looking for an amp owe it to themselves to at least check out some class-D offerings.

It's new and I'm only a week in with about 70 hours on it but my NuPrime is the most satisfying amp I've listened to since giving up my octal tube pre/845 SET amp. No, it doesn't sound like tubes but it so musical and easy to listen to.

Here's to class-D!

Cheers,

Scott
2channel8
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My Primare I32 arrived yesterday. I am a convert and it's not even fully burned in yet. Female vocals are simply indescribable!
dsnyder0cnn
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I'm using a little HiFiBerry AMP+ that's mounted on top of a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B in our family room to drive some old JBL 4311B studio monitors. The RPi is running Roon Bridge, so it serves as a Roon output. This combination sounds surprisingly good. I have not tried this little gizmo in the big rig, but it's clear that there's fun to be had at all price points in Class D these days.

https://www.dsnyder.ws-e.com/photos/potn/HiFiBerry_AMP+.jpg
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