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it seems that threads about class d or gan amps always turn into the worst of a-gon
shilling, accusations, ugliness, rudeness, personal attacks
we can and should do better"
I couldn’t agree more. The problem is that the thread is about a particular amplifier and those who either own it, heard it otherwise in a system in which they are familiar with or have worked on it are the ones who can provide first hand knowledge of any pros and cons and not the people who have no experience or are relying on websites which expouse no valuable information (to each their own and they call that hearsay in legal terms and heresay is never good coming from a bad source) on how the amplifer sounds with particular set-ups or vs. other things. That’s why I posted my impression in the thread about the Voyager and EVS1200 and whatever pertinent information I had with other amplifiers. There’s no issue if someone has first hand experience with the particular amplifier and thought it sucked, That’s why Baskin Robbins has many flavors.
Class D amplifiers have come a long way in the last few years. I presently own 3 of them and not that long ago sold a fourth as I had no place for it (converted one integrated AV system to just UHD video with a new receiver without preamp outs and moved the 2-channel preamp I had to another secondary system). With regard to the ultra (expensive and top notch) high end, Class D I don’t personally think is there yet but I’m happy and the dual mono stock IcePower vs. $100k monoblocks in another thread performed decently given the price difference.
From many of the people who behave in a certain way (and no one is telling them what they are allowed to believe or not believe and that’s why I indicated in any earlier post about ultracrepidarian people), Why even respond to a post with such a person as it is obvious they have no knowledge about a product and only rely on irrelevant information which comes from a source which is known all over for that type of information as I noted in an earlier post (below again). There is no point in responding to posts from a person without the necessary experience to comment on it whether the subject is about audio, automobiles, appliances, etc. So just let them post and keep posting comments about the subject of the thread. The moderators have the final say (and no one else does) about what is appropriate and what is not so just take advantage of the platform to exchange valuable information and ignore the information that is of no value.
