I'll only say that if I was searching in the sub $3K integrated category I haven't heard anything that touches the new Technics g700m2. You can drop it into a reference system and call it whatever class of amp you want. I played with the NAD M33 for a while, found it sterile, and moved on. I've also got stuff from Gold Note, Naim, McGary, Backert Labs and Linear Tube Audio in the house and the Technics is no joke on a par. Is presentation different? Sure. But I'll be damned if it isn't difficult to pick a winner.
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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@mervo "The LAPC and JENO circuits are real tech." YES! I was playing with the LAPC last night. It's pretty impressive. |
@badgerdms agree on the NAD stuff being sterile. I have had a couple and ended up either selling them or sending them to University with one of my kids. The Cambridge EVO series peaks my interest but at that price I can get the Simaudio ACE and have a nice kit for the garage.
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