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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 was able to try out a pair of Merrill Veritas amps which sell for around $3500-$6000 on resale market depending on condition and add on’s. I compared it to a tube amp that cost $17k and although I preferred the tube amp, the Veritas have it a run for it money. Very transparent, powerful and musical but compared to the tube amp too sterile. Definitely made me want to checkout the higher end Merrill amps. |
I literally sold my Primaluna Dialogue Premium mono blocks and went to Atmosphere monoblocks due to heat in a small upstairs bedroom. Definitely a move in the right direction and sound is amazing. Don't think I could ask for transparency, detail.and very slight warmth in any other way. Heat is eliminated and I leave them on most the time. Fantastic amps, spend the money. |
@peter_s Can you elaborate more on the differences between the two amps? Which AGD amps did/do you have? Thanks for thoughts. |
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