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Oh how I wish Class D amps ...

I sure wish manufacturers and designers would move forward as quickly as is possible on improving the current status of Class D amps ... I have heard them all, some in my own system, and they have SO mcu promise !!! Unfortunately they just do not have it down yet. They still sound dry, unmusical, and strange in the treble ... kind of chalky and rolled off, and definitely lacking air.
I long for the day I can get rid of my hundred pound Class AB monster amp, for a nice small cool running amp that sounds just as good. I am worried though that designers and manufacturers have accepted the " It sounds good enough" opinion, and that the B&O Ice power may be a long time before it is "fixed"... sigh.
Just my rant ...
timtim
markwatkiss
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Class D amps and their advocates remind me of the dated Ford commercial where you have the owner of a new Ford Galaxy( I'm dated too)espousing to the chauffer of a Rolls Royce, Fords claim that their product rides as quiet as a Rolls.The Chauffer,without hesitation says "maybe so but lets compare them after 20,000 miles and see which one is quieter"
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mapman
22,172 posts
 
TT,

What class D amps have you tried and what was the rest of the systems?

ALso what Class AB amps specifically?

I do not find the Class D amps in my rig match what you describe. Maybe I'm missing something, but I have heard a lot of good reference systems for comparison.

Of course, we all are entitled to our opinions.

If you do not want a big amp and don;t like Class D, then Macrojack had a good recommendation.
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talk2me
325 posts
 
Check out Devialet. They have a class d/ class a hybrid amp that is getting rave reviews
timtim OP
84 posts
 
Devialet must have the worst website and online infor I have ever seen. I tried looking into it, and can't even find power ratings, pricing, or anything else for that matter LOL.
timtim OP
84 posts
 
Ya know ... as an interesting note to this ... If you look at MOST of the websites of the digital amp manufacturers, you will see where they boldly offer claims saying their particular amps offer more high end air and sweeter and extended highs than other digital amp offerings ... This alone is enough to hint that there are aknowledged issues with digital amps sound quality. You can find this type of claim on Cheery's, Hypex, W4S, and Nuforce just to name a few.

There own admission of this has to be taken as a concern, or they would never have even brought it up ;-)
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