Therefore, to the discerning ear and mind, both are a failure.
well, there you have it
calling junk pros now...
The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D
Hey..., they may please some, but not others. eg, define 'discerning ear'. What does that mean as a word paring - in a high end audio context? The complexity of the simple statement, when unraveled, is, well, maybe a hair more explicit and detailed. Declarations of perfection, if they occur.. will be shot down with a proper extreme prejudice. At least that’s what I may chose to do in the given moment. Tomorrow I may not care and today I might care. Same for you, I might expect. I might come to your abode, grift you out of the amp.. while posed as a junk collector... and then sell it to the folks who want it. Aafter listening to it, of course. After I listened to it, my opinion certainly would not be definitive. That would be...an unwell projection. |
I have 4 different Class D amps running in my house. They all sound dam good. Not to mention good value. As good as most anything in each’s class if not better. I have 4 because I started with one and went from there and have not looked back since. If Class D had not worked out for me I was ready to explore tube amps. Didn’t happen....no need. Class D is like the best of SS and tube amplification in one. It’s different. So no reason to expect everyone to love it just like everything else. But personally I think it is the way to go these days and will be even more so as time goes on. I have heard the Anthem but not the NAD. It sounded very good driving Klipsch Heresy IV, the best Heresy sound I have heard to date. Lots of technology in these new amps beyond merely Class D amplification. It’s a whole new world. Some will go there others not. Count me in! I will need another new amp sometime I expect. |
I also find the NAD Class D I have a little lean, however, as I said, this is a tonal issue. I find the ICEpower the opposite. I have _exactly_ the same problem with A and A/B amps today. I'm not saying you should not criticize Class D amps, but rather, criticize them for how they behave today, in the 21st century, not how they did in the 1980s. Best, Erik |
Has no one else read Herb R.'s review of the LKV Veros? https://www.stereophile.com/content/lkv-veros-pwr-power-amplifier |