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Class D amps,bang for your buck ones

Hello

First off,

I don't know much about class D amps, I did buy a Sonic Impact T-amp from Parts Express once to play with, I returned it because I don't have the speakers for it.

I did manage to hook it up to a pair of BIC Venturi horn speakers, and was floored with the clarity of the amp.

Those speakers had so many problems that I just didn't want to monkey with them, bad x-overs with busted pots,only sometimes could I get them to work right.

So, this leads me to my question.

Whats a high value class D amp with some hp/balls to drive normal speakers?

I'm looking for the Forte 4 of class D's, assuming (class D)is a tripath based/type amp.

Any suggestions or comments welcome.

I have an Accuphase pre and a minimax pre to use.

Thanks
mcgarick
dsper
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"Bang for the Buck" is how I ultimately decided on the W4S.

Based on what I read, it seemed like a good choice, especially with the W4S preamp. I also liked the reduced weight.

I purchased the black and not the silver/grey. Seems to blend in pretty well with my other stuff and appears a lot more attractive to me than the silver/grey with the black corners.
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kclone
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I'm sure the W4S sounds really good, especially for the money, but I just don't like the way they look. I know this hobby should be more about the sound, but I admit, I like gear to look good in my rack.
dsper
663 posts
 
Well, the black the lesser of two evils and will never be compared visually to a Mac, Krell, etc.!
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jedinite24
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I'm one of those as well that has to have an amp or preamp look good in the rack as well. Of the Class D amps I've seen I like the look of the Red Dragon Audio M-500/M-1000s. The black versions of the W4S amps are a bit more pleasing to the eye.

If I had the funds I'd take an empty amp chassis/case of an amp that I like to look at and put in the Class D monoblocks in there. I think only other audiophiles who would listen to my system would know something wasn't right.
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kclone
679 posts
 
For Class D, the silver face plate on the Cherry Plus amp from the Digital Amplifier company looks really good.
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