Audiophile class AB vs Hypex N-core class D technologies .


I was  a fun Hypex- N-core class D amps, but when i compare to  class AB Pathos MK-3 amps,
i found the sound is more pleasurable in Pathos. Who else get comparison between the good class AB and
top of the line class D ?
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Showing 2 responses by jbrrp1

I had a pair of Merrill Audio Veritas N-Core amps that I used for 3+ years as my "summer" amps, but I never quite liked them running my TAD CR-1's.  They just didn't draw me into the music emotionally, and the bass texture sounded problematic versus a VAC Phi 200, and certainly versus the PS Audio BHK 300 Mono's that I run now.  The BHK amps are AB designs, and they are much more musically engaging in my system, with my speakers, to my ears, etc.  YMMV.

The bass problem in my system was particularly interesting, because the reason I switched from the VAC's to the BHK's was due to the VAC's struggles with the bass on the TAD's.  That I preferred the VAC bass to the Veritas bass was striking.
Micth2:  Yes, dry, over-damped bass is probably what I was reacting to, along with a touch of leanness in the upper bass, lower midrange area.  The music just didn't come to life in an engaging way for me.