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Class D amps,bang for your buck ones

Hello

First off,

I don't know much about class D amps, I did buy a Sonic Impact T-amp from Parts Express once to play with, I returned it because I don't have the speakers for it.

I did manage to hook it up to a pair of BIC Venturi horn speakers, and was floored with the clarity of the amp.

Those speakers had so many problems that I just didn't want to monkey with them, bad x-overs with busted pots,only sometimes could I get them to work right.

So, this leads me to my question.

Whats a high value class D amp with some hp/balls to drive normal speakers?

I'm looking for the Forte 4 of class D's, assuming (class D)is a tripath based/type amp.

Any suggestions or comments welcome.

I have an Accuphase pre and a minimax pre to use.

Thanks
mcgarick

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dsper
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I just purchased a Wyred4Sound SX1000 and preamp - maybe have ten hours on them. They are much superior to my old Krell S300i with 300 hours on it.

The W4S do not sound materially different overall, but there is certainly much more detail, much more width, and much more depth.

There sound is more palpable and that makes it feel more live.

It will be interesting to hear the improvement after another 100 hours.
dsper
664 posts
 
"Bang for the Buck" is how I ultimately decided on the W4S.

Based on what I read, it seemed like a good choice, especially with the W4S preamp. I also liked the reduced weight.

I purchased the black and not the silver/grey. Seems to blend in pretty well with my other stuff and appears a lot more attractive to me than the silver/grey with the black corners.
dsper
664 posts
 
Well, the black the lesser of two evils and will never be compared visually to a Mac, Krell, etc.!
dsper
664 posts
 
I doubt that I will ever change out the W4S as it is at the top limit of my budget for an amp and preamp. The wife is somewhat understanding but I think that I have about run out of rope on that score.
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