@geworthomd , Welcome, welcome to the class D sht miracle (promised/touted by the advertising branches).....Now that you've learned your lesson, throw that class D garbage in the garbage can and go back to your AB..or even better yet, try some class A (could get a lil expensive), if you get a chance.
Class A, A/B vs Class D amp Soundstage
Good evening.
i just upgraded my Cambridge 850R Class A/B to Cambridge EVO 150 Class D with integrated streamer. I use B&W Diamond II with good cables and interconnects. So, there isn’t really a weak link in my system to be uncovered or exposed when going to a. Class D amp.
There actually is nothing I changed other than the amps
I lost all front to back soundstage. I lost 50% of my right to left soundstage (speaker position has not changed at all and is 6 ft from the back wall.
I stream hi-res from Qobuz. The mid-range sounds a tad bit muffled. The base drivers distort and lower top power than my other amp which remained tight in the base even at ear hurting volume.
The only and I mean only thing I did was change amps. So, I am wondering, does going from a class a/b to a class d amp cause a significant decrease in soundstage? So far, whatever it is, I don’t like it at all, not one kilo-bit