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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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My opinion is not wide on Class D, but I did have the chance to A/B a TEAC AP 701. I had it drive a set of Harbeth 40.3XD’s and my TAD ME1-k’s. Swapped in Pass Labs XA100.5’s, XA160.8’s and a set of Luxman M-10x’s. I was shocked at how well it performed across those variables. There certainly was a difference, but for the price point, it performed quite well. I will say the XA100.5’s begin to peter out on the Harbeth’s, where the TEAC outpaced it at higher volumes. |
aimosphere quote is TOTALLY BOGUS! Distortion is 1% at full power out. Spec is at bottom of page. His quote below. atmasphere12,294 posts "@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". Spec: Total Output Power at 1%THD+N – 260-W Stereo into 4 Ωin BTL Configuration – 150-W Stereo into 8 Ωin BTL Configuration – 480-W Mono into 2 Ωin PBTL Configuration Ya, it does sound good! What is the bad news is he has never heard the amp and the Muses02 op-amp upgrade increases performance. Disgusting post folks as he never heard the amp... |
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