@jeffseight I have heard the Aavik, Orchard, Atmas, Bel Cantos, LSA Class D sound
Can you explain the differences between all those class d amps you heard? Which was the most musical?
New Class D amplifiers
Hello. I'm very interested in getting your opinion on the newer Class D amplifiers. There has been a couple of very positive reviews (by Guttenberg) of the Bel Canto C6i and NAD M23. These, and perhaps some others are offering new technology that significantly lower the class D noise level and other drawbacks.
I currently use a Class A amp, Pass Labs INT-25 (with Dynaudio Heritage Special speakers) which has a wonderful sound. But I am transitioning to another location, and due to using Roon primarily I find that this system stays on most of the day. Due to heat and power usage of Class A amplifiers, I'm interested in translating to Class D if I find something comparable.
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No I can not sorry. I was interested in knowing if any were better for my ears than my Pass amp. Except for the Bass punch that was a no.
As I hear it Pass and Luxman Class A solid state amps still hold the most magic.
But Class D Ganfet is making the differences subtler.
I would like to hold a shoot out of Class D Ganfet amps to include: Technics, Atmosphere, Orchard, AGD, Bel Canto, LSA, and possibly others. In an A/B format. Audience voting preferences would decide which moved up to go against the next. Starting with the lowest MSRP seems most logical.
If Aavik agreed to provide one it could be last. At 2-3 times the MSRP it should win.
Refinements?? Suggestions? I could hold this in either Seattle or the Bay Area. Or both.
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I can't try anything as I had an accident when I was moving it with the lid off, but resting sideways on top (plugged in f course... the top fell in and it crashed into one module creating BIG sparks. Fortunately, I was able to drop the EVS1200 in its place until I get it fixed. Im not in any hurry as the EVS sounds amazing |
We need a formula with a number of parameters (including the price, and a few parameters that measure the SQ, and a few parameters more like the weight, the size and the power consumption of the amp, etc) to measure the overall benefit/performance of each amp. We may easily construct that formula if someone will carry out experiments and put the corresponding parameters into the formula. @jeffseight , does it look good to you? @tweak1 I am sorry for that accident. Something similar happened with my Megaschino, but it was finally repaired (just 10 days ago). Now neither am I in an extreme hurry to repair my 5.5 watts SET amp (earlier the left channel EL34 tube of the amp was blown up and damaged the 50 v 470 capacitor which is just below the amp. The amp still worked but the left channel was a bit weaker. Finally, I decided to replace the capacitor. We touched just this small part of the amp, nothing else. Surprisingly, no sound coming out of either channel anymore. I have no idea what could happened. The amp has a blocking system, which now does not unblock). |
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