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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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guidocorona
4,298 posts
 
Hi Dennis, why not post some tech info -- such as power conversion modules -- on the product page for each amplifier in the D-Sonic web site... Would reduce this kind of uncertainty in the obsessive audiophilic lore. G.
motobonsai
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I was just going to order a pair of the m3 600 monos. But I guess I will wait til the anaview arrive.

I have high hopes for these amps. I am going to use them to drive some kef ls50's.

Please keep us informed on when we can order the anaview model.
tan43
128 posts
 
I received a pair of the 600s yesterday.
Hope I didn't pull the trigger too soon.
From what I am hearing so far makes me wonder just how much better they could be. I know I have a long wait for them to break in, but they certainly are better then anything I have ever had in my system.
guidocorona
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Hi Tan, tell us about the rest of your system, including cabling, and what amps the D-Sonics are replacing... .... What music are you listening to... How is the sound different from the old amps?

G.
tan43
128 posts
 
Thanks for your interest.
My digital front end is made up of a North Star dac. with a matching transport. They are connected with a special made silver I2S cable. My analog front end is an Origin Live table and arm with Shelter cartridge.My Phonostage is a P S Audio.
My pre is the Wyred 4 Sound STP SE. All are connected with Condure balanced interconnects. The speakers are Danish made Dantax Albatross 8. Each have front and rear firing Scanspeak tweeters, a 6.5"Seas mid & two 8.5 Seas woofers The speaker cables are Clear Day Double Shotgun.
My first system was a pair of Dynaco St70 that I built mated with a pair of Snell C speakers. That was about thirty years ago. Even today my buddies tell me that was the best sound I ever had in my home.I have gone through many system changes since then. Macintosh,Classe,Spectral are just a few of the amps I have used.A few years ago I jumped on the Class 'D' train. I started with a pair of Bel Canto 300Ms. I moved on to a pair of Ref500Ms. I liked what I was hearing, but something was missing.They had a good low end and a nice top end, but somehow seemed disconnected. The first thing I noticed with the D-Sonic was how how balanced they were from top to bottom.As far the soundstage I feel like I am sitting in a huge bubble of sound. They do sound a little dry right now. but they are playing 24/7 with cable radio to break in.
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