Interesting.
Competitive class D amp suggestions
I have been Class D fun since a few years ago when i bought my first class D amp. I like the concept, in general, and all the attractive features of this class of amplifiers. I tried 4 different ones, currently i stayed with one of them that i consider to be the best among all four amps. I do enjoy and like it. At the same time, my 5 watts SET amplifier (with more than 100 times higher distortion according to the specs) gives more natural and (surprisingly) notably cleaner sound (THD of the class D amp is 0.001). The soundstage of the class D amp is not so bad but that of the tube one is still better.
I remain attracted by class D amps though.
Any fresh suggestions on reasonably priced class D amps (i mean excluding non-reasonably priced class D amps, e.g., Merrill amplifiers)?
Any comments on non-reasonably priced class D amps are also welcome (so far i was not able to audition many class D amps and am curious if there are some which could really compete with Class A).
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Yes, the GaNtube is done for marketing and is indeed a "fake tube". Everyone knows you could have put the circuit on plug in boards inside a chassis that you could also upgrade easily.....you just take off the cover and change the circuit boards.....but no, you decided to make it look like a tube amp by mounting the class D circuit inside a tube body. Nothing wrong with that......but it is for show only.....yes, you can upgrade slightly faster......but at increased cost to the consumer. Plug in boards on a main circuit board would be cheaper. A Vacuum tube is a Vacuum chamber that " is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied." Your Tube is not a vacuum tube.....it is a solid state circuit inside a tube body.....therefore it is a fake tube.....it is not a Vacuum tube....it is pure marketing. Just admit it.....you did it for the "cool factor". Nothing wrong with cool factor.....some people will buy it just for its looks....good for you.....making money is good.....and you have a great sounding amp.....with fake tubes.....he he. May you be happy and sell a ton of fake tube amps....... |
@ ricevs Thank you, yes they sound pretty well...and yes Thank you again, I am happy with what I have created. It is a modern good looking "Tube", never said it needed "vacuum" to work....and as you know, we are not trying to convince anyone with words. This is a matter of listening. Once upon a time, there was an Italian scientist who wanted to convince people that Earth rotates around Sun. It was just a matter of watching, but people didn’t want to watch using his "gimmick", which happened to be... a tube too! Have a nice day. We are going to the audio show in Munich. Hope to see you there so you too may convert to the CLASS-AGD ;) Ciao and all the best
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I had the PS Audio M700s when MSRP was a realistic $2k. I liked them but they didn't couple well in my large room. Their M1200s were on my radar, but took too long to bring to market (just as well with their absurd $12K MSRP) I replaced them with EVS 1200 (exact same modules as the PS Audio, but highly modified by Ric Schultz @ 1/4 the MSRP), and though I raved about it and the benefits of 2-3 times the wpc, when I got my Voyager GaN 350 (~ half the EVSs power) it locked into my room in a way that the only other other amp I owned ever did; the Kinergetics KBA 75, pure class A power meter spinner |
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