Hello,
I know their is a place for class D in the world. Their are also really great class D amps like the Rouge Dragon which is a hybrid tube/SS amp. At 300 watts it can power anything. NAD has their Master Series but most don’t know the NAD 298 has the same types of amps as the NAD M33 or M27. The 298 has 185 watts but most people do not know you can bridge them for 600 watts. At $2k per amp that’s great value for money. What I feel is more important is the preamp. That needs to be class A all day long. Put a class A preamp like an Ayre KX-5 on your class D amp and you will wet yourself after you listen to that. Of course if you put a class A/B amp like the Ayre VX-5 you will still wet yourself but you won’t be able to wipe the smile off your face. I am in the Chicagoland area so back in the day your Ayre dealer was Audio Consultants. The new Ayre dealer in the Chicagoland area is:
https://holmaudio.com/
The great thing is you can experiment at the store or in your home to see what is right for you. The one thing I find interesting is Hegel is using Class A/B even though they are across the pond. They did add auto shut-off to their latest components per euro guidelines but they are still doing class A/B on the amps. 🤔
Please everyone help the cause and buy a class A of A/B amp so they don’t go away. Just kidding. Maybe not!
I know their is a place for class D in the world. Their are also really great class D amps like the Rouge Dragon which is a hybrid tube/SS amp. At 300 watts it can power anything. NAD has their Master Series but most don’t know the NAD 298 has the same types of amps as the NAD M33 or M27. The 298 has 185 watts but most people do not know you can bridge them for 600 watts. At $2k per amp that’s great value for money. What I feel is more important is the preamp. That needs to be class A all day long. Put a class A preamp like an Ayre KX-5 on your class D amp and you will wet yourself after you listen to that. Of course if you put a class A/B amp like the Ayre VX-5 you will still wet yourself but you won’t be able to wipe the smile off your face. I am in the Chicagoland area so back in the day your Ayre dealer was Audio Consultants. The new Ayre dealer in the Chicagoland area is:
https://holmaudio.com/
The great thing is you can experiment at the store or in your home to see what is right for you. The one thing I find interesting is Hegel is using Class A/B even though they are across the pond. They did add auto shut-off to their latest components per euro guidelines but they are still doing class A/B on the amps. 🤔
Please everyone help the cause and buy a class A of A/B amp so they don’t go away. Just kidding. Maybe not!