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Whose got best class D at this point?

Bel Canto,PS Audio,Redwine what am I missing out there for either hi-effciency speakers like the Redwine Sig 30 (great review in 6moons and sounds like it would be great with Silverlines or my German horn Odeon Tosca's) or for current hungry speakers the PS GCA250 or Bel Canto 300.Think after years of onventional SS and tubes might want to take plunge but want guidepost to best bet for the money.
Thanks
Chazz
chazzbo
tracer
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The thing that interested me was the lower priced entries. The Little Dot recently sold for $299 on Ebay!
chazzbo OP
1,007 posts
 
Thanks guys
First Tracer thanks for the shoot out tip.Tgrisham-I know Kal Rubinson (Stereophile reviewer Krl or Kr4 hear at 'Gon) uses the 300 for one of his rigs and ref 1000's for his HT's.Me think that the Bel Canto top pre is cool with adjustable gain and laod of front panle.Next Tracer thankls for the shootout tip.And Spiro I would think thateve though this hobby proves money does not mean results the Nuforce verus the Edge given the porice difference well the Edsge should (pardon me) have the edge.And Nuforce is not a full Clkass D but a hybrid.I wonder about the PS stuff an would like to hear it next to Chanell Island if I need power but with my 94db speakers right now I think that the Redwine 30 (or mono 70's) is the best for my current rig based one reviews.6moons gushed and it was the only non-tube unit to get a best of 2006 award.Now will see if the DEQX catches on and trnasitor and tube amps might go the way of the IBM seletrics and we live in a truly digital world.WEith the new Squueexe boes for Internet Radio (Roku tube feeding recievers)and inexpensive HD music servers (with Wifi)like the Olive plus cheap HD's (last check a Terrabyte was less than $500) it is becoming a digital world.
Chazz
vicdamone
850 posts
 
WOW! I'm constantly amazed at just how the number of manufactures is growing. While the "SHOOTOUT" has fourteen examples and growing some of the major players are missing. It's commendable that their including receivers and integrateds as well as power amplifiers. It will be interesting to see just how they compare these different configurations. So far I've been disappointed with many of the preamplifiers designs by these manufactures.
chazzbo OP
1,007 posts
 
Think Vic is ight.Even vnerable tube outfit like Carry has a chip amp out now.
Chazz
reubent
6,952 posts
 
Guys,

The "shootout" mentioned by TRACER is complete and the results are out on the Stereomojo site. As mentioned earlier, there are some major players missing from the shootout, however, the results might surprise a lot of people.

BTW, I've been using a Red Wine Audio Reali-T (Clari-T integrated amp, plus Scott Nixon DACkit in one box) for a while now. I've got a couple of very good SET amps sitting on my storage shelf. The Reali-T is just too easy to live with and it sounds great too.....

Enjoy,

TIC
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