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Competitive class D amp suggestions

I have been Class D fun since a few years ago when i bought my first class D amp. I like the concept, in general, and all the attractive features of this class of amplifiers. I tried 4 different ones, currently i  stayed with one of them that i consider to be the best among all four amps. I do enjoy and like it. At the same time,  my 5 watts SET amplifier (with more than 100 times higher distortion according to the specs) gives more natural and (surprisingly) notably cleaner sound (THD of the class D amp is 0.001). The soundstage  of the class D amp is not so bad but that of the tube one is still better.   

I remain attracted by class D amps though. 

Any fresh suggestions on reasonably priced class D amps (i mean excluding  non-reasonably priced class D amps, e.g., Merrill amplifiers)?

Any comments on non-reasonably priced class D amps are also welcome (so far i was not able to audition many class D amps and am curious if there are some which could really compete with Class A). 

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twoleftears
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I have the AGD Tempo di Gan.  It's excellent.  I too would be curious to hear it pitted against Atmasphere's amps under controlled conditions, but there really isn't anything I want to improve at the moment, so that's not a priority.  Either it, or the Audio Envy Mega PC that I put on it, took a little while to break in, but then everything snapped into place.

peter_s
1,335 posts
 

If anybody has the Atmasphere classD amplifiers in the Seattle area, let’s get together and do a comparison.

rsf507
2,313 posts
 

I've been anxiously awaiting to hear the Atmasphere class d amps from my dealer in NH for months now. He keeps telling me soon but I just might look at AGD instead. 

agdproduction
29 posts
 

@rsf507 

Hello, just let us know.

Both models,  Audion and Tempo, are ready to ship

lradder
56 posts
 

Not sure what your budget will allow but I've owned the Rogue;

Sphinx 2

Cronus Magnum 2

And now the Pharaoh II integrated.

Rolled RCA Clear Tops in it and couldn't be happier. 250 watts into 8 Ohms and 400 into 4 Ohms. New Class D Hypex N-core amp and tube preamp. Breathtaking! 

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