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D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ?

Owner/Designer Dean Deacon of D-Sonic in Houston in recent months dropped using the B&O ICE amps which he now only uses in the surround channels of his multi-channel home theater amps. He now uses a new Class-D amp in all of his Magnum2 mono and two channel amps which he states is the most technically advanced Class-D amp on the market, called the SOA Class-D core amps. The recent review in 6Moons of his new M2-1500M amp concludes its the closest that Class-D has ever come to tube amps in the upper mid-range and high frequencies.
Anyone bought or heard recently the D-Sonic M2-1500M or the M2-600M? What are your opinions?
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luigy39
16 posts
 
I wonder how an amp like the Emotiva XPR-2 with 600 watts into 8ohms would compare sound-wise to this amp? they are completely different animals and the Emotiva looks like a truck with heat and a huge power consumption to go with it, but interesting nonetheless where sound is concerned.
njs
30 posts
 
So my new M3 5 channel amp configured as 1000/1000/600/600/600 watts arrived last week. Even with very few hours it easily bests each amp in a long line of succession in my rack in every conceivable metric... truly a stunning piece.
njs
30 posts
 
With over 500 hours of burn-in, my new D-Sonic M3-3800 amplifier is performing at a very high level. Its power is only superseded by its grace with both movies and two channel audio. I'm extremely pleased with its acquisition and expect it to remain in my rack for a long time.
mcbuddah
93 posts
 
njs, how are you supporting your new amp? I discovered a few months after buying my M2-600 monos that they really respond well to fundamental audiophile setup tweaks more so than any other components I have heard to date. I currently have mine on 3-level isolation platforms with coupling brass footers between the amps and a maple platform supported on decoupling blocks (Mapleshade blocks work best). Also, the amps are very sensitive to emi/rf interference but only when placed too near other emi-sensitive equipment such as power supplies for my preamps. They also seem to really like good ICs and PCs.
njs
30 posts
 
The amp was initially placed in an isolation cabinet well away from power supplies and other RF/EMI nasties.

At around 200 hours I upgraded the power cord to a Signal Cable Silver Resolution Reference cable with 20 amp Furutech female termination.

A short while later I put four large Isolate It! sorborthane feet beneath the amp.

Both upgrades clearly made a positive improvement to the amp's slready excellent SQ.
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