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The Truth about Modern Class D

All my amps right now are Class D. ICEpower in the living room, and NAD D 3020 in the bedroom.

I’ve had several audiophiles come to my home and not one has ever said "Oh, that sounds like Class D."

Having said this, if I could afford them AND had the room, I’d be tempted to switch for a pair of Ayre monoblocks or Conrad Johnson Premiere 12s and very little else.

I’m not religious about Class D. They sound great for me, low power, easy to hide, but if a lot of cash and the need to upgrade ever hits me, I could be persuaded.

The point: Good modern Class D amps just sound like really good amplifiers, with the usual speaker/source matching issues.

You don’t have to go that route, but it’s time we shrugged off the myths and descriptions of Class D that come right out of the 1980’s.
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georgehifi
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You did, because you called me out on saying this, to which I was making reference (dinky) to the Orchard Audio Bosco 150w type ones
The ones around now using GaN’s are either dinky little office type class-D’s or expensive ones that haven’t utilized the technology as far as Technics did.

To which you responded
This statement is false. The Technics amplifier is only 150 watts, which is similar power as many of its GanFET competition.

Ralph get it right your the false one with strawman mentality, you can’t have it both ways, the two 150w amps (Technics SE-R1 v Orchard Bosco) are very different, and will not be the same, and I’m sure your answers are "protection blurb" for what you have coming. Stick to tubes that's where your cred is.


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atmasphere
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Ralph get it right your the false one with strawman mentality, you can’t have it both ways, the two 150w amps (Technics SE-R1 v Orchard Bosco) are very different, and will not be the same, and I’m sure your answers are "protection blurb" for what you have coming. Stick to tubes that's where your cred is.
If you look back at this you will see that I am not claiming that they are the same. I was simply saying that a module the size of a pack of cigarettes is that way on account of it has to be so to ameliorate noise issues.


And again, your argument quoted above is yet another Strawman. A Strawman is an argument different from the one which which your opponent in debate has presented; by then knocking down a different argument you can still think of yourself as correct. It works only if  others don't notice the slight of hand. You've been correct in your arguing but incorrect in addressing my points. 
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georgehifi
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Whatever you say Ralph as I said, your the "Strawman", you know you were compassing the office type "dinky as I said"150w GaN Orchard type GaN amp to the Technics SE-R1, your not fooling anyone.
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georgehifi
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You and everyone knows exactly what that is, you’re just being a giant PEST! as usual Eric, you were told, now ____ ___ and bag Nelson Pass or something, that’s what your good at.
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