Why no Class D integrated love? (from manufacturers)
BTW Nord has 2 new lines of integrateds: https://www.nordacoustics.co.uk/int-tvcintegratedamp https://www.nordacoustics.co.uk/nord-one-int-a-integrated-amplifier |
Muti-inputs corrupt the signal to a degree and this is more noticeable with Class D because of it's purist design.This is nonsense. Another thing, I'm surprised these designers are making the boards as small as they are. My design is going to have the parts separated more from each other and I will also be using a different material for my boards.The reason class D boards are kept small is to prevent EMI due to the increased inductance of longer traces. You'll figure this out when you actually get into your design... |
I have a friend who own the Classe 2200i and I am a 40 year vet and owned a Audio store. I put the 2200i in my system which used very good custom vacuum tube gear as well as Digital from Denmark Gato Audio ,and Pass Labs class A Amps and Parasound Halo, McIntosh . They all have their strong and weak points , I think the Classe is very musical and not plain like I read a few references, that is IMO just bad cable matching .this amp deserves and responds to a very good power cord, even the Fuse responds well ,that is a mark of a very good design ,you can hear into the recording. I put my modded Lampizator Amber 3 on it which has several tubes and it is very involving and sweet . that is why I find a lot of ignorance sometimes on these forums based on A brief listen at a dealer. Who may or may not hav3 tried other options ,and to their ears may sound good this amp has received several A, or high recommended ratings ,which is better then most of any amplifier type. Unless you have a Big $$ to spend then nothing we’ll be the end all. I would like to also mention if you hav3 a very high quality Blu-ray player this can connect directly to its HDMI. And is fantastic with movies,as well as concerts, and it has several patents in keeping the digital signal intact until the end conversion. At $5500 retail actually a excellent buy . In fact I am now buying one used. |
I have heard the Gan fet amp ,the cheaper ones pretty respectable but not better then good conventional amps, Merrill Audio and others have starting at $16-35k gan amps that are very good , but at that price many other conventional designs may better it in specific areas ,nothing is perfect and all Audiophiles have a sonic preference from Single ended triode tubes, to class A ,Ultralinear,Class AB Solid state, hybrid tube -SS , class D , there are finally very good sounding in All amplifier categories. I was just listening to a Excellent Classe class D amplifier and had great clarity and sounded like a very nice vacuum tube amp with exceptional detail ,the 2200i, which was recently discontinued, their new line is better still which I was a bit surprised having owned a Audio store and 40 years in Audio it has come a Loong way since the 70s. Many good values especially in the used market if you do your home work. I am thinking about purchasing one of the top classe Integrated Excellent value,very versatile .having several great designs and 4 k hdmi on a great Blu-ray player and my Big LG Organic LED Tv, movies as well as concerts can be done all in one very good integrated amp.And look and sound a Great. that being said one guy said it had no life . Maybe true for it was not setup properly,or not with good cabling,even a power cord made a noticable difference in its balance a very good indicator of a good amp it detects every change made in the Audio chain .listen in your own system then decide reviews are a good reference , but your ears are the best judge of what balance you prefer. |
