Zu Omen Defs and Ice Amps?

Kijanski and Krellman,
Why be so defensive? It`s a free market with many choices of amplifiers to choose among. If you prefer class D amps that`s a personal preference, nothing more or less. Others have tried them and found better sound elsewhere(no crime).

The fact that a particular reviewer likes the Spectron amp, OK, well he likes it. Some reviewers prefer SET,OTL,P-P tube or solid state, that does`nt add or subtract credibility at all. You guys bought what suits your taste, but it is`nt for everyone.

A good Ice Power amp would be a sound choice in the SS amp camp, but frankly, I suspect there are many SS and tube amps that can also do a top notch job with those in that I believe the rap is they are pretty efficient and easy to drive.

The consumer market Zu appears to target will probably lean more towards tube amps. IcePower amps appeal to a different camp of consumers I suspect.

The amp I am familiar with that I would like to hear most with those is the Tube Audio Design 125 Hibachi monblocks, which is a SS amp designed to sound more like a traditional tube amp.

"Two of them" - My all thumbs to you but please promise that it will stay 2 (won't turn into 1).

I have to wonder what people are listening to or thinking when they label Class D or Icepower amps as "mid-fi". They must either be hearing something different than what I hear, have not heard a good setup, or perhaps just prefer a different flavor of sound. That is fine, but prefering a certain flavor does not mean that other established flavors are inferior.

Charles1dad - It is not being defensive but rather irritated with "All D amps suck" statements.