Class D is just Dandy!

I came back from the LAX Audio Show and all I can say is that I went to hear the ELAC Adante speakers (which I will get) and also fell for the Audio Alchemy (class D) electronics.

Class D is in the house!

All the best,
Nonoise 

Just one (okay, two) listens to the ELAC Adante speakers backed by the Audio Alchemy electronics and I'm sold on class D. I went to the LAX Audio Show just for the ELAC speakers but now I'm sold on class D as well. Hell, I might even start streaming and dump my SACD player.

All the best,
Nonoise

Welcome @nonoise

I must say, AA makes some of the very best looking gear. :) Also, there are a number of new (< 5years) dacs which sound outstanding at any resolution, and make Hi-Res and SACD less important to me.

Thanks @mdeblanc glad you found a good resource. Let us know what you listen to and what you end up buying.

Best,

E

Great thread! Thanks to all for sharing :) I have to say something now...................

I use Crown XLS amp with my pair of Magnepan 1.7i. I read online about Crown amps and maggies, and took the plunge. I am really happy with the sound. It has been little bit over a year I have this system primarily for 2.1 channel music listening. So far I have resisted the urge to switch my amp to something else - tube or ss, class A or A/B. One time almost bought a McIntosh MC452. But that was mostly for the sexy blue vumeter and to have some bragging rights as a McIntosh owner :)

Occasionally I wonder though about switching to any of the other class Ds mentioned here like Bel Canto or W4S or NuPrime or Red Dragon.

Will that improve the sound like what I constantly read in any amp or preamp discussion / review, like larger sound-stage or better separation of instruments or more air or faster micro-dynamics etc.? I don't know!

Anyone have experience or an opinion on CIAudio, aka Channel Island Audio, class D amps?