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The Future of Audio Amplification

I have recently paired an Audio Research DS225 Class D amplifier with an Audio Research tube preamplifier (SP8 mkii). I cannot believe how wonderful and lifelike my music sounds. The DS225 replaced an Audio Research SD135 Class AB amplifier. Perhaps the SD135 is just not as good as some of the better quality amps that are out there, but it got me thinking that amazingly wonderful sonance can be achieved with a tubed pre and Class D amp. I have a hunch that as more people experience this combination, it will likely catch on and become the future path of many, if not most audiophile systems. It is interesting that Audio Research has been at the forefront of this development.
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clearthink
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kosst_amojan"SMPS's are notoriously hard on caps."

Do you have any "credible proof" of that as you   demand, insist, and require of others to deliver to you upon your sole, unilateral, and arbitrary demand "proof" supported by scientific data that you accept or reject at your singular discretion while you insist that lack of credible proof reflects "snake oil" "cons" and other such nonsense. 
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michaelgreenaudio
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from 2015

Since Jeff is being mentioned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUEeHhezJaw

tweak1
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Nord has what appear to be great value for mostly the same Ncore and Ice amps (stereo/mono) as the uber expensive companies 

NCore: The new board uses two Op Amps per channel and runs even further into Class A delivering up to 250mA of Class A current fed into the Hypex NC500 module.
guidocorona
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Ah yes, the Rowland Daemon superintegrated.... Hope to have the opportunity of having one in my system some day and scribble about it... Meantime, for some info on Daemon, here is its page:

https://www.jeffrowlandgroup.com/daemon/

Saluti, G.


 

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