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New Class D amplifiers

Hello. I'm very interested in getting your opinion on the newer Class D amplifiers.  There has been a couple of very positive reviews (by Guttenberg) of the Bel Canto C6i and NAD M23.  These, and perhaps some others are offering new technology that significantly lower the class D noise level and other drawbacks.    

I currently use a Class A amp, Pass Labs INT-25 (with Dynaudio Heritage Special speakers) which has a wonderful sound. But I am transitioning to another location, and due to using Roon primarily I find that this system stays on most of the day.  Due to heat and power usage of Class A amplifiers, I'm interested in translating to Class D if I find something comparable.

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niodari
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@tweak1 This makes sense, that unit is non-functioning for me anyways.

rsf507
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Wow has this thread gone off the rails! All b/c of one member. 

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atmasphere
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Do I really need to explain the difference between subjective preferences and objective performance again?

There should be no difference at all! If you think there is, then you are convinced that we can't make the measurements for everything we hear (which, since about the early 1990s, we can) and also that the human perceptual rules that are shared by everyone on the planet are of no consequence, making things like deciBels irrelevant.

Of course I've found that both the objectivist and subjectivist camps don't like this heretical view. I subscribe to Daniel von Reklinghausen's take on the matter of measurement and what we hear. 

Obviously anecdote isn't reliable, but it can provide data points over time, especially if everyone's anecdote, independently of one another, describes the same thing.

Similarly, the guys that only look at measurements are notorious for their bias confirmation, and their striking ability to assemble dreadful sounding systems.

Neither side is right; both suffer bias confirmation.

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