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
Congrats on the new Class D monos. I own a pair in one of my systems and while they are by a considerable margin the least expensive component within it, they are not a weak link. They are very, very good. Please do note that they take a long time to fully break in. While they sound good out of the box, they sound significantly better and are stabilized after several hundred hours - and probably best after 500 or so. Enjoy! |
@evank - as fate works out, I set them up Thursday then hopped on a plane Friday to visit family and go to a football game. It may take a few weeks for me to have spend serious time listening .
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@mgrif104 - I ended up buying a used pair from TMR, so they should be broken in. |
@meiatflask that’s great! Hopefully so - but it’s also possible the prior owner did not give them adequate time before moving to something else. Regardless, we’ll look forward to hearing your feedback after you get some time with them. Best, |
