New Class D amplifiers

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.

@niodari

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

If Aavik agreed to provide one it could be last.

At 2-3 times the MSRP it should win. 

...and therein lies the problem.

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). 

Wow has this thread gone off the rails! All b/c of one member.

Well this person also tends to not practice what he preaches. Below is what he posted in September last year:

Sadly, there are many small minded people who can't accept that their opinions on the matter are unimportant to a great many.

Based on this, it tells me that this person not only has a small mind, but an even smaller brain!