A friend came over and lent me his KEF R3's. We were listening via my PS Audio DSSr DAC (Windom), BAT VK50-SE Preamp, and Jolida 3502p Tube Amplifier.
Then he asked to swap in my ICEpower 1000ASP Class D Audio Amplifiers fed from the BAT Preamp and PS Audio DAC. Wow ! Why did I but the Jolida again ? Seriously, I'd been using the ICE Amps as Subwoofer Amps for the last eight months. I had no idea how much the Preamp would improve on the Class Dness of the Amplifiers. I used to own PS Audio M700, and this arrangement sounded just as good of not "better".
No harshness whatsover. All the detail retrieval, Soundstage, Phanton Center, and the Treble/upper Midrange did not hurt the ears at all.
Really did make me thin twice about the Jolida but I'm not getting rid of it. Tubes still outdo there Transistorized Counterparts Class A and Class A/B. Class D Amplifiers when fed a nice input stage can sound Phenomenal !
Those who have a hate on for Class D Switching Amplifiers, are just ignorant to be quite honest.
Then he asked to swap in my ICEpower 1000ASP Class D Audio Amplifiers fed from the BAT Preamp and PS Audio DAC. Wow ! Why did I but the Jolida again ? Seriously, I'd been using the ICE Amps as Subwoofer Amps for the last eight months. I had no idea how much the Preamp would improve on the Class Dness of the Amplifiers. I used to own PS Audio M700, and this arrangement sounded just as good of not "better".
No harshness whatsover. All the detail retrieval, Soundstage, Phanton Center, and the Treble/upper Midrange did not hurt the ears at all.
Really did make me thin twice about the Jolida but I'm not getting rid of it. Tubes still outdo there Transistorized Counterparts Class A and Class A/B. Class D Amplifiers when fed a nice input stage can sound Phenomenal !
Those who have a hate on for Class D Switching Amplifiers, are just ignorant to be quite honest.