Class D Amplification Announcement

**** The sound of a high rez two channel system sounds nothing like live music****

Three possibilities:

- The “high rez”’system is not assembled well; is not well balanced.

- Recordings being played are not very good.

- The listener is not familiar with the sound of live music.

A great recording played back on a well balanced (!) high resolution system can sound, while never exactly like, fairly close to the sound of live.

**** What we are looking for at home is a hyper real (as in unreal) experience****

No offense intended, but speak for yourself. That is not what many of us are looking for.

I suppose it’s a sign of the times. Hyper real flavors in food (way too salty). Hyper loud movies and concerts. Hyper fast, hyper personalized experiences. Hyper connectivity, and more. I’m old school, I prefer my music to sound as natural as possible; as close as possible to the real thing. Others may want a different experience. As far as I’m concerned Harry Pearson had it right. However, to each his own. Enjoy your music!

@mapman ,

Got it. I have certainly read user reviews on Orchard, but not as many for Peachtree. Don’t know why; but I am more gravitating towards GaN over other Class D tech. Will try to audition different types when I am ready for a change.

There’s also the LSA Voyager GaN 350 from Underwood HiFi. 

@frogman Album tracks have autotune, drumbeat correction, volume compression etc... to enhance the clarity. I mean just compare demo tapes to finished albums and you’ll hear why enhancements are highly desirable. This implies that the album doesn’t sound like the live performance, even in a recording studio.

I’m assuming that you only listen to live recordings of acoustic performances. Softer acoustic performances in well-treated rooms sound inherently crystal clear, so enhancements aren’t necessary. So you’re limiting your musical library immensely.

And to be frank, the importance of a balanced hi-res system is overstated (IMHO). Budget gear is getting better by the year, especially dirt cheap class D amps. AND for people like me LIVE music is way more affordable and accessible than high-end Hi-Fi. That's the perk of living in a metropolis I suppose. 

I guess you've never listened through TacT or Lyngdorf Millenium II or IV amplifiers! There are alternatives in digital amps. All this focus on "Class D" is stupid.  TacT goes back to about 2000 with their Millenium II which was a 24/96 and 2003 or 2005 with their Mk III. Lyngdorf then created the 4 after Peter Lyngdorf and Boz parted ways. Class D is like Bluetooth or USB--a licensed technology that must adhere to certain standards and chipsets. And to the doinks who prefer to look at an ugly, made for a rack, in their living room or whatever room in your home, well, have at it. There is benefit to cabinet construction, including the solidity to the fascia as well. About.2% of people want to or have the skills to DIY. What's a joke is the dismissals based on no experience and the experiences of reviewers.