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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
guidocorona
4,298 posts
 

Hello listening99, what power rating would be ideal for your speakers? ... And what is your budget for an amp?



Regards, Guido

 
listening99

ejr1953
906 posts
 
I heard the PS Audio Stellar S300 amplifier driving some Harbeth 30.1 speakers and was very pleasantly surprised!  I see PS Audio is now introducing their M1200 class D monoblocks, with tube inputs.  I suspect they'll sound awesome!
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noble100
2,419 posts
 
Hello listening99,

     I’m not quite sure who you’re directing your question to.  If it’s me, I don’t think I’m the best individual to answer your question.       My experience with class D amps has mainly been searching for ones that best drive my former Magnepan 2,7QR and current Magnepan 3.7i main speakers, which are both only about 86db@ 1 watt and much less efficient than your 98db@ 1 watt Tekton Moabs.     The best amp I’ve ever used on my speakers are a pair of D-Sonic M3-600-M class D mono-block amps.  But these amps output 1,200 watts into my 4 ohm speakers, which seems excessive to me for your 4 ohm speakers.     Unfortunately, I have no experience utilizing high efficiency speakers since I was 18, 44 years ago. Therefore, I have very little useful knowledge to share with you except I believe you don’t need to exclude any amps or amp types from your search. Hopefully, you’ll receive some other lower power suggestions from other readers of this thread,  
Tim
     
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Jump on class d asap dude!!!!!!
uncola
58 posts
 
Listening99 the criticisms I saw of the vtv amp were just nitpicking.  Their prices are the best, they use nice thick cases sourced from Ghent and it’s in the USA so no customs worries.  It’s a good deal.  If you’re worried about pcb and wiring layout, apollon in Italy is known to be good with that.  But they use cases sourced from hifi2000/modushop which are kind of thin.  I came super close to getting a purifi amp from vtv but I realized I have way too many unused amps in my collection as it is
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