Competitive class D amp suggestions

+ @tweak1

— A good power cord on the Voyager is a is a must.

—spring pods are such a deal (mine are autocrast. Same as nobsound.

Inexpensive and so effective).

Autocrast spring pods under my speakers are by far the best of the 4 vibration-management products i’ve tried.

I am utterly thrilled with the Voyager and the sound of my system now. But I Look forward to hearing better things still, when I improve my Dac, Pre and USB in the near future and also continue to build on the significant improvements in room acoustics I’ve realized lately.

@niodari 
I leave all my SS electronics on 24/7. Have not found the Voyager to get more than mildly warm.

I decided to swap PCs between my transport and my Voyager. The Voyager had a boutique PC from Tek Line Cables (15 yo, then $500, no longer in business), I also have one on my preamp/dac outboard PS. 

The new PC was better top to bottom with more defined bass umph. Looks like I need 3 more PCs; transport, dac/pre and CorePower PLC

@ghdprentice 

Your AR 160 Ref stereo is not just the best AR I have heard, it may be the best amp I have heard. The monos must be threw the roof.

So cool of your dealer to let you hold on to them.

What I heard at your house was superb and definitely had the “organic” sound of tubes. Although I would not say that it was “tubey” at all. 
My Class D AGD Audions do not approach or attempt to recreate that tube organic sound. They produce a more “clear window” into the music. I would say a more neutral take rather than organic. However, I don’t necessarily miss what your tubes do. It is very satisfying.

@niodari 

I only just discovered this thread last night, and I see you've purchased an amp. Even so, I'd like to suggest a Class D amp no one has mentioned. Nuprime announced its Evolution STA dual-mono amp in January. I had already been researching the various new Class D and GANfet amps, and knew the only way I could hear this or that amp, was to go ahead and buy an amp in order to listen to it in my system. Because the Evo STA was the newest of the bunch, I decided to take a chance and buy one. 

The EVO STA needed a solid 250 hours of burn in before I was satisfied that there were no more obvious changes to its sound. This amp has a warm tube-like character to it yet simultaneously is very revealing and clear. I love how it sounds in my system.

I have no idea how it compares to the various other above mentioned amps, but I sure do love its sound. I think it's worth considering if you haven't finished your search. The MSRP is $4995. However, if you check with your dealer, he/she may have 'confidential' pricing. 

Michael

@mresseguie, thanks for sharing your experience with Nuprime Evo monoblocks. My earlier idea on these amps was that they are more accurate than ST-10 amp but also more analytical. Based on your comments, apparently, this might not quite be the case. The ST-10 gives a tube flavor, nice sound stage but the distortion is a bit notable. If the Evo amp inherited the former features but eliminated the distortion without being analytical, they should be very good amps (I think this was a key consideration in the design of new @atmasphere class D amps).  It could be interesting a direct comparison of these two Nuprime amps.