"... Class D amps performance can vary depending on how they get their power.Dirt in dirt out.
They won't sugar coat things like some warm ripe tube gear can.
And they won't rob you of all the music you paid to hear either in that sea of syrup."
Ah, golden words Lacee!
I happen to have chosen a class D amp, not because it is a 'good price-performer', but because it is purely a great sonic performer. . . I prefer its sound over any other amp I tried. Of course, the fact class D amps are green products is a huge bonus. . . I can play music 24/7 without the wife's complains about the power bill.
Like Lacee, I have found a high degree of synergy between my Rowland Model 312 stereo amp and Shunyata power cords... in particular the new King Cobra CX, a 5-gager which appears to me a blazingly nimble deliverer of current on demand without artifacts or flaws that I could detect.
Interestingly, in spite of 312's multilevel power supply regulation and PFC front end, the amp does benefit from top notch power conditioning. . . I have not tried any Shunyata power conditioners yet on 312, but have this far had most desirable results with 312 plugged into Furutech Daytona ETR-303, plugged in turns into a dedicated outlet.
In my experience with 312, BC Ref 1000M, and even NuForce, , a good class D amplifier definitely needs a good pre, yet this pre needs not be tubed for my ears. For driving class D amps, I have preferred SS Roland Capri and even more SS Rowland Criterion over my tubed ARC Ref 3.
On the subject of ICs and speaker wires, my entire system (with both JRDG 312 and BC Ref 1000M) appears to be quite sensitive. . . for me most desirable results from very good to fabulous have been in ascending order with Furutech Evolution II, Furutech Hi Performance custom wires, and--with a significant performance leap over the previous--Shunyata Aurora.
G.
They won't sugar coat things like some warm ripe tube gear can.
And they won't rob you of all the music you paid to hear either in that sea of syrup."
Ah, golden words Lacee!
I happen to have chosen a class D amp, not because it is a 'good price-performer', but because it is purely a great sonic performer. . . I prefer its sound over any other amp I tried. Of course, the fact class D amps are green products is a huge bonus. . . I can play music 24/7 without the wife's complains about the power bill.
Like Lacee, I have found a high degree of synergy between my Rowland Model 312 stereo amp and Shunyata power cords... in particular the new King Cobra CX, a 5-gager which appears to me a blazingly nimble deliverer of current on demand without artifacts or flaws that I could detect.
Interestingly, in spite of 312's multilevel power supply regulation and PFC front end, the amp does benefit from top notch power conditioning. . . I have not tried any Shunyata power conditioners yet on 312, but have this far had most desirable results with 312 plugged into Furutech Daytona ETR-303, plugged in turns into a dedicated outlet.
In my experience with 312, BC Ref 1000M, and even NuForce, , a good class D amplifier definitely needs a good pre, yet this pre needs not be tubed for my ears. For driving class D amps, I have preferred SS Roland Capri and even more SS Rowland Criterion over my tubed ARC Ref 3.
On the subject of ICs and speaker wires, my entire system (with both JRDG 312 and BC Ref 1000M) appears to be quite sensitive. . . for me most desirable results from very good to fabulous have been in ascending order with Furutech Evolution II, Furutech Hi Performance custom wires, and--with a significant performance leap over the previous--Shunyata Aurora.
G.