2026 best deal in audiophile class D stereo amp?

hello @argonsteele 

an acquaintance of mine just very recently asked my opinion a about the newly reviewed Laiv amps. i don't own them but the reviews look promising

so, i said my piece and disclosed that i don't own them, but he decided to get the new chorus amps and just arrived last week. he said for the past 48 hours, he jaws drop because of the sound that it can drive his ATC scm speakers. he just can't believe it. he got the mono block version. he claims that 120W per channel can drive it at really loud levels. he said that his previous parasound amps cannot even come close. 

good luck. 

I’m parting with my Legacy PowerBloc 2 if you wish to consider.

I was watching the YouTube channel of The Greek Audio Geek the other day (I like him as his channel is not monetized and he doesn't get free stuff to push; he just talks about gear he's bought that he really likes, including from Aric Audio, and he seems to know what he's talking about) and he was raving about this Teac Class D amp AP 701 in their reference line enough to perk up my interest. I was going to order one on Amazon ($4000) and try it out and return it if I didn't like it, but I found a used one at The Music Room for half that price and just ordered it, and I can return it to them within 30 days, too. It's been out for a few years now too... 

Love my PS Audio Stellar M700 monos, these Class D's sound spectacular 

Dude, just go get a Buckeye amp. One of the best measuring amps in the industry and probably the best value, as well.