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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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. 
As audiophiles I think we overthink things sometimes.  At least I do.

I bought a window AC.
@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.
+1 for the PS Audio S300 combined with a tube pre. I ran an S300 with a Rogue RP-1 that was upgraded to Mullards. I just recently sold the S300 for a QUAD class A/B that runs a little bit warmer than the s300. Im not sure it sounds that much better than the S300 especially at x2 MSRP. If I ever switch back to class D which I may do I will surely consider the S700 mono blocks. You can pick up an S300 for about ~$1K and a Rogue RP-1 for about the same. , RP-1 runs mildly warm. I also like the Rogue Hybrid integrated suggestions.

note: Rp-1 over on usaudiomart for $1.1K and a S300 for $950. Killer combo for ~$2K
I am joyfully runnings my AGD Audions with an Atma-Sphere MP-1.
Dead silent and superb phono stage. Think it is, perhaps, the best full function preamp available. Of its 18 tubes, 8 are for the phono stage.