Class D Technology

Hifi sound is best when low distortion, effortless and dynamic. I experienced this as hoped in my larger room with larger speakers in particular when moved to 500w/ch Class D amps, but power and current hungry smaller monitors (more limited output in comparison) benefited similarly as well.

When I sold hifi back in 1978 (Tech Hifi), we had amps from 15 to 120w/ch available for comparison from many of the top lines of the day in a decent sized showroom.

Guess what? With any kind of decent speaker, the 120 w/ch model in a line always sounded best. Assuming realistic levels and dynamics matter. If not, or room is small, then not such a big deal.

Check this out:

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0216/D_Sonic_M3_3000S_Dual_Mono_Amplifier_Review.htm

Them’s a lot of notes in the sound ratings at the bottom of the article!

This is a very strong vote of confidence for Pascal. 

Given the power rating, the module of the D-Sonic 3/3000 is probably the Pascal X-pro2. There is also a mono version of this amp, called 3/1500M, probably based on Pascal X-Pro1. See:

http://www.d-sonic.net/products/mono/

Cost of D-Sonic 3/1500M is $1300 per chassis.... And $2600 for a pair of 1500W Pascal amps is a pretty good deal.

Per my old notes, Dennis at D-Soic can be reached by phone at:

800-862-7998

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Tech Hifi brings back so many memories of my teenage years. I used to love looking at their brochures of systems and listening to gear.  At 15 years old I saved all I could on my first job and purchased my first system at Tech.  I still remember what I purchased!

Micro Accoustics speakers with tweeter array 
Technics integrated amp with meters
Kenwood KT series tuner
Micro Seiki turntable 
radio shack wire 

I used to covet the Micro Seiki tables but they were out of my price range back then. I settled for a very nice affordable and snazzy Philips 312.

My system I bought while there (dorm room sized) was Hitachi 802 Class G receiver, Phillps 312 table, Grado cart, Aiwa AD6550 cassette deck ( I loved that sexy beast), and OHM L speakers. Still have the OHM Ls that I’ve maintained and upgraded myself since. They can still compete and sound better than ever with my Class D amps.

I upgraded to a Tandberg tr2080 receiver I also coveted while at tech a couple years later bought at Leonard Radio on Route 17 in paramus NJ, a wonderful local shop  at the time.