H20, NuForce and the latest Bel Cantos all should be considered. |
You may want to look into the new Rotel RB1572, 500W per channel at 4ohm class D. I believe it is based on the latest generation of ICE power but with a Rotel designed power supply. Retail is $1299, the reviews are limited however. |
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Spectrons are not bang for the buck, they are one of the expense D Class amps. Check out the older Bel Cantos or wyred 4 sound. |
I am considering upgrading from Nuforce Reference 9SE to Nuforce Reference 9 V3 SE. Anyone heard the Nuforce Reference 9 V3 SE? The upgrade path seems reasonable to me.
Mark |
Mcgarick im going to mention Nuforce amps to you as the best bang for your hard earned buck. I ve owned my original ref 9 amps for nearly 4 years in that time Nuforce has offered upgrades to bring my amps to the newest available offered by Nuforce. For me its been first SE then V2 and now Nuforce has introduced V3. The money saved for upgrading instead of unloading and re buying is substantial. How can a better bang for your buck be found. When you take in effect the ability of these amps to drive your system to musical delight along with low cost upgrading. A business practice like this is unheard of in this hobby we love so much. Good luck in your quest.
Mike |
"Excellent sound mating with Gallo 3.1."
This is probably because Anthony Gallo develop his speakers AND , as a rule, display his speakers (CES 2009, I am not sure about RMAF 2009) with class D amplifier - Musician III by Spectorn Audio.
As a matter of fact many other speaker designers like late John Danlavy, Albert von Schweikert use Spectron amplifiers as well in their speaker developments
All The Best
Rafael |
Keep an eye on Virtue Audio amps. Stereomojo says more goods are coming soon.
Clarity, yes. |
I have the Audiosource 7t 200 wpc Tripath chip base amp also used in Bel Canto Evo 200.2, Audio Research 150.2 and the Carver Pro ZR1000. Someone was selling these new on Ebay several years ago with about 40 available. After buying one and enjoying the sound, I bought another one because of the price/performance ratio. My Bryston 4B-ST has been sitting lonely on the sideline eversince, best $250 I've ever spent on audio. It's killer with a tube pre. Excellent sound mating with Gallo 3.1. |
I 2nd PS Audio GCC-250. I am using it with Gallos Reference 3.1 speakers. These are pretty inexpensive now on the used market. I am very pleased with it. |
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PS Audio GCC series uses ASP ICE modules. Available in 3 ratings and use the PS 'Gain Cell' input. These are integrates.
PS also made basic amps without pre section.
My Maggies seem to be enjoying themselves with the GCC250, which doubles up at 4ohms.
ICE is not a 'chip'. |
I used to have Rotel RMB-1085 and it was very good. It employs Rotel proprietary class D chipset, not the more common and more expensive ICEpower chips. Excellent value at around $1000 for five channels of clean 100W. They also have cheaper two channel model. |
Love my Gilmore Raptor monoblocks. Extremely powerful, clean and neutral. Not cheap, though at $5K per pair. |
The best bang is Wyred. Great parts, build and great sound. |
What is your budget for a class D amp? Like all other amp types, class D amps range from less than $1000 to over $40,000. . . quite a range. Guido |
PS Audio trio A-100
I will look into that some,thanks. |
The PS Audio trio A-100 in balanced mode is an excellent amp for the money. I say in balanced mode as I haven't used them through the RCA inputs. I use two of them to bi-amp my speakers. They are extremely easy to bi-amp with a back panel switch. |
Wyred 4 Sound is a lot of bang for the buck and sounds very good. |
