Whose got best class D at this point?


Bel Canto,PS Audio,Redwine what am I missing out there for either hi-effciency speakers like the Redwine Sig 30 (great review in 6moons and sounds like it would be great with Silverlines or my German horn Odeon Tosca's) or for current hungry speakers the PS GCA250 or Bel Canto 300.Think after years of onventional SS and tubes might want to take plunge but want guidepost to best bet for the money.
Thanks
Chazz
chazzbo
I have tried the Nuforce 9, the ps audio trio 100 and the sonic super t, and now the trends audio 10.1 with the michael mardis mods and I would have to say that with exception of horsepower these amps sound more the same than different. They are very clean, extremely fast, very efficient, and flat across the frequency band....but as yet they just don't ring my bell like a class tube amp can..I don't why, the emotional involvement is just not the same...what do you think?
Don't know who's best, but I prefer NuForce 9.02SEs to my old ARC VT100MKII - which sounded compressed by comparison. I prefer the dynamics and taut bass, smooth highs, nice mids of the NuForce. I have auditioned several other class D amps and they all sounded different from each other. YMMV. (I use an ARC tubed and modded pre for hopefully the best of both worlds. More here
That emotional uninvolvement was my initial reaction too. What caused that for me was the increased resolution. I was much more aware of the low level details which tended to distract me from just enjoying the music. Best way I can describe it is like going from a standard definition TV th HDTV. At first, I was so enthralled with the picture I was barely geting involved. I'd even watch stuff just because of the picture. Same with my class D.. at first. But now that I'm used to the detail, it doesn't distract me from the heart of the music and now it's much easier to be emotionally involved. It probably took about a month to get used to it. Don't think I can go back now. I really like being able to hear more clearly the finer details in the music.
I think you may have something about the resolution factor..you tend to listen to the sound and not the music..and I think the high resolution takes some of the mystery and romance out of the sound especially with us tube heads
I have found the better class D amps sound only as good as the front end supplying them. No where in my audio experience shown the old axiom so true, "Sh... in sh... out."

On my system even insulated cords, at any price range, invariably hash the music, slight as it may be.