Anyone using the Transistor Research LabsM 225's

Tvad, I suspect that your suspicions are correct :)

All of the Class D trademarks are present. The sound, the lack of heat, the efficiency, and the price, all add up to scream Class D!

Clio, I have not heard the M225's or the D225 (could the "D" simply stand for digital and the M for mono blocks?).

Make no mistake. I am not disparaging Class D. I have often wondered whether I should sideline my Berning and try a Bel Canto, Spectron or Rowland. I love the purity of Class D. I had a PS Audio HCA2 which I modded with upgraded caps, solid silver wiring, etc. This was early Class D and probably far from current state of the art, but I enjoyed the amp after modding it.

My only question here is whether TRL would avoid disclosing the design of the amp if asked? I know that TRL is famous for hiding what they consider to be proprietary work inside their products by pouring epoxy all over many of the parts. There is also a very unflattering thread on Audio Circles about TRL and the very poor quality of their work (alleged in the thread).

I personally know nothing of TRL, but the rave reviews of the M225's have piqued my interest, but so has the negative thread on Audio Circles.

Gammajo,

Sorry, my fault. It wasn't Audio Circle, but rather - head-fi. As always, there are two sides to every story and who knows what the truth really is. I simply found this thread when I began researching TRL due to the raves here on the 'Gon about the M225.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f11/scammer-trl-tube-research-labs-paul-weitzel-314357/index5.html