What is your favorite Class D amp?
Moving to a new home with a smaller dedicated listening room has caused me to rethink my entire system. I have always been a fan of EL34 tube amps and presently have a Primaluna HP (4 tubes per channel), but the size and heat make this a bit more difficult in my new set up. So I have been thinking about going with a smaller, less hot class D amp. But being a tube guy, I have never seriously looked into or listen to these amps.
so what is your favorite class D amp? New or used, in the 5k range, but could go up to 10k. Preamp is a Conrad Johnson ET-7. Speaker will be in the monitor/mini-monitor class (so I don’t need high power for a smallish room) but have not made my final decision on speakers as the amp/speaker synergy makes this kind of a joint decision.
I purposely asked for “favorite” to be a bit more open in your relies.
thanks, Bill
I have a pair of these and would put them up against any GaNFET on the market. Try to find a shootout between the Eigentakt and a GanFet amp. The customization options from Nord are unrivaled. https://nordacoustics.co.uk/product/nord-three-1et9040ba-mb-mkii-mono-block-power-amplifier/ |
@goleksiak - I am very curious about the AGD Duet amp. Have you been able to compare it to any other amplifiers (especially tube amps)? What speakers have you paired it with? |
I have recently moved to Class D in my system. After trying the SMSL PA-X GaN amp (sounded nice but kept dropping a channel at volume), then a pair of Cambridge Audio MXW70 mono locks that also sounded really nice however I later found out that these can only be used on 8 Ohm speaker I have settled on the Peachtree Stereo X power amp. I haven’t had chance to have any real sessions with it yet but the listening experience so far has been great. I hope you find something that suits your setup and you like the sound of. Good luck with the search! |
