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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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greg_f
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+1

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milpai
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Just out of curiosity - anyone here compare between Purifi Vs Nilai Vs GaNFet? I think most posters who have been happy with Class D amps previously owned Solid state amps. Very very few replaced tubes with Class D. Is that right?

jeffrey125
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I think quite a few folks have gone to Class D amplifiers using tubed pre-amplifiers. @milpai 

 Very very few replaced tubes with Class D. Is that right?

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milpai
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@jeffrey125 

Just to clarify - question was about amplifiers, not preamplifiers.

jeffrey125
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Like I said @milpai most are using that configuration is it that confusing? And yes many have converted from Tubes to Class D.

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