ricevs43 you said "George thinks he knows what is wrong with class D and he lets us know constantly" That does not mean he isn't a fan (if it's the same George) .
He reviewed a Nord class D with a Hattor passive pre, which I had just purchased to go with my then Emerald Physics 100.2SE monos (prior to that I had 2 generations of W4S amps). He pointed out these were an impedance mismatch. He suggested the Nord as they matched, but Im in USA and they come from EU and required 2-3 weeks build time, then ship. I sold the EPs and got a Audio Alchemy DPA -1 (class D hybrid), apparently also a impedance mismatch, about that time I came across a deal for a Audio Alchemy DDP-1 (DAC/Pre) and am EXTREMELY happy.
After the purchase I found a March of 2016 TAS review of the pair, comparing them to the uber expensive Soulution amp/pre (both of same designer; Peter Madnick. These beauties MSRP @ $1995 I am told recently, that Peter sold to Elac who will be redesigning to a bigger chassis
He reviewed a Nord class D with a Hattor passive pre, which I had just purchased to go with my then Emerald Physics 100.2SE monos (prior to that I had 2 generations of W4S amps). He pointed out these were an impedance mismatch. He suggested the Nord as they matched, but Im in USA and they come from EU and required 2-3 weeks build time, then ship. I sold the EPs and got a Audio Alchemy DPA -1 (class D hybrid), apparently also a impedance mismatch, about that time I came across a deal for a Audio Alchemy DDP-1 (DAC/Pre) and am EXTREMELY happy.
After the purchase I found a March of 2016 TAS review of the pair, comparing them to the uber expensive Soulution amp/pre (both of same designer; Peter Madnick. These beauties MSRP @ $1995 I am told recently, that Peter sold to Elac who will be redesigning to a bigger chassis