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Class D for a Tube Lover

First, I'm sure this has been asked many times but searching the subject wasn't too helpful to me.

So apologies in advance.

I enjoy tubed electronics and class A amps, which tend to be a bit warm.  My current Cary 805s warm my small (12x16) music room even in the cool/cold of winter.  I've got other amps that don't produce much heat, but am looking for something that produces no heat.  Living in a home with no central AC the room gets uncomfortably hot during the summer months.

So...I'd like to try some Class D amps.  Stereo or mono is just fine.  And my speakers aren't difficult to drive so I don't need a thousand watts.  But if that thousand watt amp sounds great, I'm not adverse to that, either.

I'd like to keep the price under 2k used.  

Please help.

Thanks.


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niodari
305 posts
 
Essentially, give you best of both worlds... 
This sounds perfect. 
Thanks @ml... for letting us know your thoughts and impressions. I understand your preamp is LA300me, should be very good. Looks like that you have spent about 8 times more in your preamp than in your power amp right? 

Compared to PS audio DAC, I guess your amp gives more soundstage, gain/power, is the sound also  more clean and transparent?  


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ml8764ag
502 posts
 
My pre is a Joule Electra la-150 mK2... (used) Cost about a thousand more than the S300. More body, better, much bigger Soundstage... More organic, real. 
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audiodwebe OP
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As audiophiles I think we overthink things sometimes.  At least I do.

I bought a window AC.
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atmasphere
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@audiodwebe Another way of dealing with heat is to install vents in the ceiling and use ductwork to move the air out of the house. This is often less expensive than air conditioning to install; its certainly less expensive to operate and also makes a lot less noise.
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