Lots of the usual audiophile blowviating above, especially "teo"😆 Ok, I have a new system that includes the following: Moon 820S Ext. PS, Moon 740P PreAmp, Moon 680D dac, Audioquest 5000 PC, B&W802D, pair of REL 820S. I am using a pair of NAD M22 v.2 in bridge mono mode (900W, $3200.00ea). I demo'd several other of the standard highend power amps at a local store with same speakers and components. Honestly, I was hoping to hear such a difference that I would be "forced" to spend $20-$40K to get the "true" hi-end sound. I am sure if I dropped the $60K a piece for the Moon 888 mono blocks, it would sound better...after all, it would have to sound better, right? No doubt it would, but $120K better? Here is my offer for any of my fellow audiophiles in the Denver/Boulder area: contact me and bring you amp(s) over and let's listen. I am open minded and could be convinced otherwise, but other than that this is a pointless discussion based on "positions."
The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D
There are many reasons to like one type of sound over another. Even among what are considered very good amplifiers there’s a broad range of tastes and preferences among audiophiles. Just ask a SET aficionado!
However, no class is more maligned, inappropriately, than Class D. To hear some regulars tell it, Class D sound will thin your blood, make your teeth fall out and ruin your enjoyment of just about everything because it sounds so (fill in a lot of tropes from the 1980’s here).
I’ve been listening to NAD’s prior collaboration with Bruno Putzy and I can tell with some confidence that none of those tired old tropes apply. For reasons related much more to tonal balance than anything else, I’m sticking with Class A/B in my main system, but with the introduction of the next gen Anthem AVR receivers and the NAD M33 I may be making the switch back to class D.
You don’t have to like the M33 or the Anthem’s but can we at least agree that it’s time to retire the old guard of reasons not to buy Class D? Lets lay those poor phantoms to rest.
However, no class is more maligned, inappropriately, than Class D. To hear some regulars tell it, Class D sound will thin your blood, make your teeth fall out and ruin your enjoyment of just about everything because it sounds so (fill in a lot of tropes from the 1980’s here).
I’ve been listening to NAD’s prior collaboration with Bruno Putzy and I can tell with some confidence that none of those tired old tropes apply. For reasons related much more to tonal balance than anything else, I’m sticking with Class A/B in my main system, but with the introduction of the next gen Anthem AVR receivers and the NAD M33 I may be making the switch back to class D.
You don’t have to like the M33 or the Anthem’s but can we at least agree that it’s time to retire the old guard of reasons not to buy Class D? Lets lay those poor phantoms to rest.
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