Power Amplifier - Maximum Resolution & Detail!


I am assuming some of you have experienced the following.... All else being the same in the chain, you replaced a power amplifier and started hearing more resolution and detail, perhaps a lil more in a track that you have heard a thousand times.

Ime, the higher you go up in price doesn't necessarily guarantee that you could experience the above mentioned. It seems to come down to the nitty gritty of the circuits under consideration, i.e., the black art of power delivery and analog circuit design.

What is a power amp you may have experimented with that provided the maximum detail and resolution at any price? (Not just perceived changes in tonal balance, etc).

I am hoping to shortlist a power amp based on some suggestions here for a future purchase.

 

P.S. If you are an ASR type of guy who thinks all power amps sound the same, this may not the right thread for you, I suppose...

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The S5.5 won't work well for the NS5000. I spoke with Doug Dale @ CODA about this amp and the NS5000. In fact, I use a CODA #16 on the NS5000 right now. It is a terrific pairing. The S5.5 will work on the NS5000, just like a stereo AHB2 would work. However, this speaker sounds better to me with more power than the S5.5 can deliver.

I am only looking to add another amp because the amp I use in another system would sound better if it was replaced with one of the following 3 amps, SimAudio North | CODA #16 | Luxman M10X. 

I would rotate 2 amps with 2 systems. Currently, I cannot do this because my current second amp does not sound great on the NS5000.

Doug said that the new (or updated) CODA System S150 + SV would be his top gear.

CODA S150/S250 Amplifier System – Destination HiFi  ($20k)

CODA SV System Voltage Amplifier – Destination HiFi ($8k)

This comes a little under $30k. Since I already have the #16, I decided not to look into the S150.

I heard the  Simaudio 860 V2 and 761 on the Paradigm Persona 5F and 9H and thought the 761 was easily better. The 761 is also cheaper.

I bought a pre production pair of GanFet monoblocks and I am very impressed 

I have to send it back for the product power supply is even better ,they don’t use LPS ,or torroid  the designer of the gain Fet - brainiac helped in design 

the owner Tom designs his own modules .IHave owned Coda ,Parasound JC,   Pass labs  and others. Class D Audio   For under $2k to compete with amps many times the cost is a steal and has 4GanFets per mono block  and smaller form factor but stuffer with top quality parts and made in  USA .

I tried a friends orchard audio very detailed and clean but too neutral  for my taste

after I get the for the production version I will. State just how good it is .

Here is a current review on their entry level stereo amp,GanFet amp my mono blocks are substantially better then that ,I almost overlooked it because I am used to 80 pound monsters ,Maybe times are changing ! 

https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0724/ClassD_Audio_Mini_GaN3_Amplifier_Review.htm

you should look into the SIM audio north collection the 761 and the 861 amplifiers I heard the 761 and its phenomenal not cheap but well worth it.