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Class D Amplification Announcement

After 60 some odd years of disappointment, Class D has finally arrived. As per The Absolute Sound’s Jonathan Valin, the Borrenson-designed Aavik P-580 amp “is the first Class D amplifier I can recommend without the usual reservations. …the P-580 does not have the usual digital-like upper-mid/lower-treble glare or brick wall-like top-octave cut-off that Class D amps of the past have evinced.”

Past designers of Class D and audiophiles, rejoice; Michael Borrenson has finally realized the potential of Class D.

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seanheis1
623 posts
 

JV is confusing Class D amps with poor digital playback (usual digital-like upper-mid/lower-treble glare). Overall, Class D amps don’t sound like that, to the contrary, they are flat and artificially smooth, and unresolving.

FWIW, I have heard both examples. The upper mid glare is usually on cheaper examples. 

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mbmi
550 posts
 

My Peachtree Pre/ Dac and Gan 400 Amp has about 100 hrs. of use....For $ 3500 for the pair...I haven't heard a combo so Musical...so Real...so alive ...so good for under 10K....darn close to AGD sound which is the best I 've experienced .  You're 95% there for a whole lot less $$.

mglik
906 posts
 

Correction

The newest revision of the AGD Audions is MKII not MKIII.

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curtdr
348 posts
 

well… the Marantz Ruby sounds pretty good to me !   

 

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