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Seeking best digital amp for $2000

What's the consensus on the best digital amp in the $2000 range? Nuforce, Rowland, Channel Islands, PS Audio, or others? The only experience I have is with the Class T amps and the Flying Mole mini amp which I like except for the top end is a little rolled off for me. What should I be looking at? Thanks for any advice you all can provide.
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tgrisham
1,291 posts
 
Coffeey, thanks, you are correct, 2 week trial. For what it's worth, I did not perceive any "break-in" period with my amps. Also, Wally at Underwood Hi Fi may work out something of a trial. And his prices are excellent. It's worth asking.
ckoffend
684 posts
 
The "best" digital amps are in your subwoofer. Outside of this application I cannot recommend any of the numerous digital amplifiers I have heard. None of them have performed up to MY standards for a credible amplifier!
dob
577 posts
 
If you lucky to catch Spectrton Hybrid Plus when its offered for sale, you have 90% of $6,500 Musician III Signature sound.
douglas_schroeder
3,281 posts
 
FYI, I respectfully submit that I wrote a review of the Channel Islands D200 monos for Dagogo.com
jw94055
125 posts
 
Digital amp with tubes upstream. If you are going to go with a digital power amp, have a tube pre or tube dac. I have a tube pre with a class t power amp. I will always have some sort of Class D, T, Ice, etc. power amp with a tube pre. I think the reason some people don't like the digital amp sound is the "all solid state" system they are used in. Check out the Acoustic Reality web site. Just my opinion.
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