Has anyone tried an amp from Class D Audio?
No, Spenceroo, I haven't. I will at some point, just want to break in the cables, etc, as I had to change cables once I bi-amped. I used to have Acoustic Zen Double Barrels, but now that I bi-amp I cant use them, so use Clear Day Double shotgun + Signal ultra, doubled up on each channel- each terminal has a banana and spade:) Once everything is settled, I will switch the leads and will post my findings. |
Hey Spencer I think you will find the 470's quite pleasing. I have a few of the smaller powered version of these same amps and have been running them for a couple years as they are the platform of our Hybrid power amps. Just spoke to Tom today about the 470's and will certainly be using these higher power versions as well. Should have no problem with those Timepieces (nice to know you still have them). Be well and keep us posted on what you decide to go with. You are welcome to contact me if you want to hear more of my thoughts on them. If you don't still have my email, you can message me through A-gon. |
Springbok10, I just left you a response on your other thread, asking about CDA amps from owners, and I was asking about your impressions on the CDA470. I didn't know you were going to set it up with the Bel Canto monos on the bottom and the 470 on the mids and top. I thought you'd do the opposite. I'm glad to hear you're pleased with the results in your system but I can't say I'm surprised. I, like Spencer, am curious to know which setup sounds better once you try the CDA470 on the bottom with the Bel Cantos on top. I'm very confident that almost any system would benefit from the use of CDA amps. I want to also make it clear that I have no asociation with CDA; I'm just a satisfied customer and big fan of Tom Ross's excellent products. I'd like to one day know how he makes such good amps for so little money and the details of his proprietary technology. Enjoy, Tim |
http://www.highfidelityreview.com/class-d-audio-sds-440c-amplifier.html I found this review of the Class D Amplifiers, as I am looking into using one of these to drive a pair of Magnepan 1.7i and a pair of Dynaudio Confidence C2s. I been very skeptical of Class D designs as I have found most of them to be very flat and not very responsive in the bass department etc.. I have used BelCanto Wyred for Sound etc.. I am looking at pairing this Amp (CDA470) with a Belles Aria Pre/Amp which has a tube like sound, and I haven't ruled out Mono Blocks from Belles yet, but this seems like I would love to give this Amp a try first. |
