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Class D is just Dandy!

I thought it was time we had a pro- Class D thread. There's plenty of threads about comparisons, or detractors of Class D.

That's fine, you don't have to like Class D amps, and if you don't please go participate on one of those threads.

For those of us who are very happy and excited about having musical, capable amps that we can afford to keep on 24/7 and don't require large spaces to put them in, this thread is for you.

Please share your experiences with class D amps!
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jollygreenaudiophile2
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Yeah, I would have to agree, GeorgeHiFi. The ML speakers you tried the Flying Moles with wouldn't be exactly conducive to a great listening experience. Too bad.
 I was using Mag-Planar that were really fast and efficient. But still eventually went back to the tubes.
guidocorona
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I auditioned Flying Mole at RMAF several years ago. To say that they sounded utterly uninspiring to me would be a magnanimous instance of audiophilic kindness.


Thankfully, even back then there already were phenomenal music makers running in class D... One obvious example was the Bel Canto REF1000 Mk2, which I listened with immense pleasure at the rame show.


G.

 


jpwarren58
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Suggestions for class D integrated in $2000 range new for near field use easy to drive but they do like power $1500 standmounts. Apologies for syntax.
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Check this Wyred 4 Sound  https://www.underwoodhifi.com/specials
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And then without their output filter, the input wave form will be unrecognizable from the output, because of the HF garbage, and melt your tweeters silently in a nano second.
The operating principle of a class D amplifier is that it uses a filter to eliminate the switching waveform from the output. In this manner Class D shares the function of the filter used at the output of the Berning amplifiers. In either case, this is part of the operating  principle and can't be separated out; the idea that anyone would run one without the filter is ludicrous.
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