Class D is just Dandy!

Sfseay,

Well said +1


Kenny.

I have owned three class D amps. I now own a ATI 523 and a 528. These will be used in a dedicated Atmos system. They are now being used in a dedicated theater. That has been well treated. Over the last 4 years I have owned Parsound Halo a23 and A5 2nd, Krell Chorus a Theta Dreadnaught D and these two. I can say without reservation that the class D amps are different sounding. I will add class D is simply incredible. 

To me the class D amps seem to float the sounds out of my speakers. The music never seems to come from the speakers themselves. But comes from out of thin air. 

I think they are incredible sounding. The Theta Dreadnaught D does use nc1200 modules on all channels. The ATI uses nc 500 and each different channel  figuration has different size power supplies, all linear supplies. 

To the person above with the three channel 523, have you tried this to run your front three channels as I am doing? If not give it a try. It really is an awesome sounding amp. You might be pleased. I know I am

Darn auto correct the Halo amp was an A52

I sold my McIntosh amp and bought a pair of Auralic Merak Mono-blocks. I would not go back to a McIntosh amplifier.

Hi @rhale64 and welcome!

Funny you mention the Parasound A23’s.

I have to say that going to Class D did not improve imaging. I found the A23’s in my set up to be great imaging amps. Maybe because I ran them as dual mono? I used them in a 4.1 channel setup, so one amp was L /LS and the other R/RS.

I have always gotten that sense of music coming out of nowhere with these speakers, whether it was class A/AB or D. As I recall, the one technical area where the Parasound stereo amps are a little weak are in the crosstalk spec.

I am very happy you are having such a great experience with a multi-channel amp though, I need to run 5 channels, and having a single unit would make things easier. :)

Best,

E