@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?
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
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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! |
@reavesdc I have them paired with VSA Ultra-55s. I haven't tried any tubes. I find them to be very detailed but without bitterness. Very powerful too - they scream in my rig while drawing around 15w. |
I went through a series of Class D's over the years, from ICE through Hypex to Purifi. Had a chance to borrow a pair of Benchmark AHB2 for a couple weeks and sold the last Purifi after that. Like the person who posted above, the buddy who lent me the Benchmarks uses Atma-Spheres to heat his listening room in winter. Burnt my arm once on them while trying to reach behind to move a cable. |
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