Class D amps

It is difficult to evolve a system with proper synergy (I admit a term used too often). However, the room-source-preamp-amp-speaker combination is critical. I found that the Wyred4sound Class D amps when paired with my Modwright preamp works well. I have Von Schweikert speakers, not planars. It is a modest system. It works for me. Unfortunately you will have to try out different combinations until you find the right one, for you. I can only recommend Class D as heard in my system and in my room. Welcome to Audiogon, Nordic587. Post away!

I am a french audiophile,dedicated to obtaining the closest possible sound to the sound in concert.
I listen to Duntech Prince speakers,throught tubed amps, my last one is a very good Ayon Triton II one.

What a surprise when i listened to the classdaudio amp, type sds470 i bought in august for my daughter...!!!!
This amp is incredible, since instead of giving a "good honest sound" as i anticipated,it gives a high end sound,tube like,with an extreme transparency,black silence,and -you can believe me-..when golden eared friends are coming at home,they cannot even imagine that the sound is coming from a small amp for DIYers which sales price is only $590 !!!

This amp is may be better than icepower and hypex ones,i have particularly noticed that when using interconnects and cables with very low capacitance and not shielded ,the high frequencies are extremely good and not attenuated at all, cymbal strokes fr example..no defect.

I suggest some of you to test this small US amp,which cost is lower than a set of power tubes for my Ayon..!

I am using an Audio Research Reference 5 to partner with my Bel Canto REF1000Ms driving Thiel CS3.7s.

I think the tube/Class D combo works great. The ARC Ref5 adds a lushness and dimensionality that I found wanting in the REF1000Ms.

H20 Audio's latest iteration of amps are pretty spiffy. The man has finally begun to mix artisan flavor in with solid engineering - and the results "speak" for themselves. You'll find no 10lb light weights in his lineup - and I like that.

I was recently putting together my system and couldn't decide between two used amps: Wyred 4 Sound ST500 and Conrad Johnson MF2500. They were both used and almost the same price, so I bought both in my own little "shootout". The sound of the two was very close in the short 3 days I compared the two. I sold the Conrad Johnson in the end because it was so big and didn't fit into the cabinet my wife wanted to buy. The Wyred 4 Sound amp also didn't have the hum that the Conrad Johnson had, especially when using the balanced interconnects.

I can understand the draw to traditional amps. I really liked the big, solid SS amps and I really felt that it was like owning a big mercedes compared to a VW. In the end I could not get over the lack of difference in the sound. Some of it could be chalked up to using balanced cables with the W4S, I suppose. It was not a hard choice to make.