I have owned many (Icepower, Hypex, others) and still do. Class D Audio Premium GaN 6.5 is my current standard bearer. It drives my Ohms and KEFs to perfection.
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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@jimbennet If you think it sounds as good or measures as well you’re fooling yourself. Look up the specs on the chip it uses and you’ll see: 10% THD at full power. From Texas Instruments data sheet on the TPA3255:
To be fair the inexpensive class D offerings like this do challenge a lot of products costing a lot more. |
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