Digital Amps vs Solid State Amps

I own Pass's class A amps and a Red Wine Audio Signatue 30.2 (Tripath chip based). I use the RWA in the summer months in my home office and enjoy it a lot. If I didn't, I would just crank the air conditioning and keep the Pass's running. Might not be enough power for your Thiels if you like it loud.

"Out" perform the Lev's? Who knows. Probably not. Depends on what you value in your listening experience. I think you would gain some areas, lose in others.

"We have a Levinson 333.5. "

Then simplest thing of all is to buy or audition Levinson No 53 - fully class D amplifier monoblocks and compare...

Can't do that - then call to manufacturer (Madrigal Labs, I believe) and discuss why they built their newest flagship as class D amp...

Please report to us.

Thanks all for your thoughts;

I believe the digital amp technolody has a ways to go. Linn started the idea in the mid 90's. Perhaps in 5 to 10 more years of product developement all the questtions of power supplies and perhaps hybrid designs will emerge.

I just hope Harmon International does not become the Benchmark of new product design where cost reduction in in quality and transfer of facilities to India becomes the reality.

Your tHIELS NEED 250 WATTS