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Competitive class D amp suggestions

I have been Class D fun since a few years ago when i bought my first class D amp. I like the concept, in general, and all the attractive features of this class of amplifiers. I tried 4 different ones, currently i  stayed with one of them that i consider to be the best among all four amps. I do enjoy and like it. At the same time,  my 5 watts SET amplifier (with more than 100 times higher distortion according to the specs) gives more natural and (surprisingly) notably cleaner sound (THD of the class D amp is 0.001). The soundstage  of the class D amp is not so bad but that of the tube one is still better.   

I remain attracted by class D amps though. 

Any fresh suggestions on reasonably priced class D amps (i mean excluding  non-reasonably priced class D amps, e.g., Merrill amplifiers)?

Any comments on non-reasonably priced class D amps are also welcome (so far i was not able to audition many class D amps and am curious if there are some which could really compete with Class A). 

128x128niodari
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music_is_life
188 posts
 

How is the PS Audio Gear? 

jeoneil
29 posts
 

Have a listen to the Elac Alchemy amps. Class A input stage with class D output. They were sounding waaaaay above their price point at Axpona.

 

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jbuhl
886 posts
 

How is the PS Audio Gear?

I had S300 for several years.  Sounded great.  Ran cool and powerful for a $1.5K amp. Not ever a problem.   Only sold it to try class A/B as I had always ran D.  Might try the mono blocks someday. 

 

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music_is_life
188 posts
 

Interesting. 

ricevs
1,445 posts
 

Yes, the GaNtube is done for marketing and is indeed a "fake tube". Everyone knows you could have put the circuit on plug in boards inside a chassis that you could also upgrade easily.....you just take off the cover and change the circuit boards.....but no, you decided to make it look like a tube amp by mounting the class D circuit inside a tube body. Nothing wrong with that......but it is for show only.....yes, you can upgrade slightly faster......but at increased cost to the consumer. Plug in boards on a main circuit board would be cheaper.

A Vacuum tube is a Vacuum chamber that " is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied." Your Tube is not a vacuum tube.....it is a solid state circuit inside a tube body.....therefore it is a fake tube.....it is not a Vacuum tube....it is pure marketing. Just admit it.....you did it for the "cool factor". Nothing wrong with cool factor.....some people will buy it just for its looks....good for you.....making money is good.....and you have a great sounding amp.....with fake tubes.....he he.

May you be happy and sell a ton of fake tube amps.......

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