Tekton Double Impacts

Hey grannyring,

Really don't know why you need to defend class D amplifiers, in that I did not attack them in the first place. I clearly stated they do not produce sonicly what I'm looking for in my system based on my personal taste, not yours.  I also did not , "classify all D amps" I mentioned the ones I have personal experience with, which are highly regarded, and still found them highly lacking in their performance for my ears.

Notice I'm not married to one technology, I use both SS and tube gear, but in either case there is an overall musicality I'm looking for that so far I don't get with D based amplifiers.  Is there some D amplifier out there that might float my sonic boat, possibly, but I have not heard it yet.  My list of other D amps is pretty extensive ( Rowland, Karma, Wired for Sound, Audio Research, Red Dragon) and yes I have heard the Lyngdorf that you rave about.

So, when you conclude my statement regarding my general dissatisfaction regarding D amplifiers is not a logical conclusion, I believe that your criticism is not valid.  I don't error either in an all or nothing position or rule out in a rigid/fixed way that there is no D amplifier that exists that would ever satisfy my personal tastes.  However, at this point I have not heard one that I would like to own or listen to compared to the other amplifiers I mentioned.

Your conclusion that some how I'm promoting, "class D system discrimation" on this thread is way off base and not grounded in the facts that I have shared in my posts.  I have always shared my opinions bluntly, but have never attacked anyone on a personal basis or dogmatically stated that my tastes are right and others are wrong.

I don't know, maybe you own stock in the Lyngdorf company, that contributes to your strong passion in the support of their product.  I'm not "invested" either for/against D amplification, just find other types of amplification much more what real music sounds like to me.

  

Maybe teajay hasn't read some of the posts from tube admirer's that love the Lyngdorf enough?. I know I have heard Solid State/Tube amps that sound much more mechanical and less involving compared to the Lyngdorf

We disagree it seems Terry. I read your post several times and as a reviewer your posts have meaning and impact on many. I stand by my response as a Reasonable understanding of yours and more importantly a reasonable understanding of how others will take your post. Just giving balance here and both of our comments are great for the community when taken together.  

This is a wonderful thread and I am confident it will stay that way. 

This is my final and respectful last response to this silly "concern" if I like or dislike D amplifiers or not.

Yes, in any type of amplification regardless if its SS, tube, hybrid, D, etc. there is the good, the bad, and the ugly.  I have in ever post on this thread regarding amplifiers to use to drive the DI's/Ulf's shared up front my PERSONAL TASTE preferences in what I'm looking for in my system with these speakers.  So far, in my experience I have not heard a D amplifier that gives me the timbres/tonality/color, overall liquidity, and the type of spatial dimensions that gives me the illusion of live music in my listening room.  I find D amplifiers to be analytical and "Hi-Fi ish" like other gear that many listeners enjoy very much.  It's just my personal taste and how I experience how different amplifiers present the sound of music.  So, please just take my opinion with a grain of salt and use your own ear's to come to a conclusion that gives you what you are looking for in your system.     

Yes this is a wonderful thread and there have been many meaningful discussions concerning amplifiers with commentary from quite knowledgeable people. Disagreement and alternative perspectives are expected. It isn't possible for everyone to have the same taste and listening experiences. 

Teajay has heard numerous class D including the Lyngdorf and simply prefers a different sound presentation,  makes sense to me. I didn't infer that he wrote off "all" class D amplifiers,  just those he has personally beard. 

Bill and teajay are distinct individuals and thus that they may prefer different  audio components should not be surprising or unexpected. Subjectivity is alive and well. 
Charles