Merrill Audio makes some excellent Class D amps.
Hate to do this again. Start over. Class d
Seriously stop the fighting. I tried to get thru the last discussion, but it was over 400 replies of arguing. So please, no arguing. I want know who is using the nord or apollon nc500 amps. Se version, and upgrades. Sparkos or SI amp. I dont care about 50k amps, because they are over my budget. 2 to 3k fits me fine. Looking to use with my winds 4ohm, anthem mrx720 and bluesound 2. My amp now is a bat vk200 which sounds sweet, but at times I really want more power. I would go for a vk600se, but out of my range. Also what speakers and pre are you using. I remember very long time ago when audiogon people helped more with less fighting.
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@pcc67 If you want information on the Nord amps from actual owners and not just suggestions for amps never actually heard I would suggest you go over to www.audioshark.org. Dozens of owners there and the Nord thread has been running for over 3 years. None of histrionics either. |
Merrill Audio makes some excellent Class D amps. Excellent suggestion, and uses the latest GaN future technology, but maybe a bit expensive just now for the OP I think RD uses ice and PascalThey use the same Class-D module as the Rowland Continuum, which starts of a Chinese Class-D module then Pascal mod it a little for Rowland, but I think RD uses the original module. From 6 Moons "Rowland Continuum S2. Red Dragon’s S500 beats with the same heart in a less high-end chassis for roughly half the price." Have a close look! These were available for $100 each on Alibaba not so long ago. https://ibb.co/CMnygjg And here is the Rowland Continuum 2 https://ibb.co/5B0zvCk Also used in subwoofer plate amps. http://www.marani-proaudio.com/public/LDA800%20CN.pdf Cheers George |
Let me help you from a different perspective..... With my past experience with non-subwoofer Class D amps, you could get a lot of performance at a much lower price. But the very best class Ds are still nowhere near the reference level that I experienced. Say, to get to 75% of my listening enjoyment (100% = I’d listen to it whenever I got free time; 50% = nice background music while I am working; 25% = I am being polite to try an loaner; 5% = oh please) My investment could be broken down like this: Class A: $3500 Class A/B: $5000 (there just isn’t that many great A/Bs out there in my experience, sorry) Class D: $1500 (but that’s pushing it ... it’s 40% for most ... never got past 80% with supposedly cream of the crop) I actually think this is a more systematic way of rating how much one loves his/her setup. It's independent of how busy you are, how much free time you have. Just by relative % of time you cannot refuse the urge to listen. |
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