Class D is just Dandy!

@guidocorona I neglected to "follow" this thread, until now, so I’m just getting around to your question... In terms of power, the Moabs are rated to handle up to 900wpc. I’ve run 80wpc and now I’m running 300wpc with an XTZ A2-300. The 80wpc would have been fine, sounded wonderful, but the amp could not handle the 4ohm load. I heartily recommend the NuForce STA 200 to anyone looking for bargain solid state audiophile amplification, but it does not do well when pushed to 4ohms and below. To be more exact, the amp performed just fine, even very very fine, so long as I didn’t ask it to produce much more than 80db on a continuous basis.

Budgetwise, I'm hoping to stay at $2000 or below. I'm presently on a 30day trail with the XTZ, so I'm interested to hear if anyone can boast a superior experience with a different module than what I'm finding in the IcePower.

A class D a o into 2 Ohms or less is just ear bleeding, cynical, no depth, headroom is nonexistent,
devialet, and all this super high dollar stuff is just bad!

Well that’s interesting since so many of us routinely listen to 1 or 2 Ohm speakers, I’d like to know what amps and speakers he reviewed to come to this broad opinion. Hahahaha.

Does georgehifi have two accounts? Rare that two people would get fixated on such a specific thing.

I heartily recommend the NuForce STA 200 to anyone looking for bargain solid state audiophile amplification, but it does not do well when pushed to 4ohms and below.

Nuforce went back to linear amps, but this is STA200 is just a reincarnation of the budget Job225 from Goldmund. Good little amp but built to a performance level that really doesn't suit down to 2ohms or even below 4ohms, just like Class-D. But probably sounds better to where it can be loaded down to within it's comfort zone.

Cheers George