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Class D for a Tube Lover

First, I'm sure this has been asked many times but searching the subject wasn't too helpful to me.

So apologies in advance.

I enjoy tubed electronics and class A amps, which tend to be a bit warm.  My current Cary 805s warm my small (12x16) music room even in the cool/cold of winter.  I've got other amps that don't produce much heat, but am looking for something that produces no heat.  Living in a home with no central AC the room gets uncomfortably hot during the summer months.

So...I'd like to try some Class D amps.  Stereo or mono is just fine.  And my speakers aren't difficult to drive so I don't need a thousand watts.  But if that thousand watt amp sounds great, I'm not adverse to that, either.

I'd like to keep the price under 2k used.  

Please help.

Thanks.


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ricevs
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FYI,
The NewClear uses stock Icepower ASP1000 modules.  These are older technology (at least 15 years old).  The newer Icepower IceEdge 1200 modules are the newest and also better sounding.  This is what PS Audio is using in their 1200 monos ($6K for the pair).  However, you can buy a dual mono stereo amp from Rouge Audio Design in Italy (model: Studio N-10DM) delivered to the US for $1550.....They use these newer IceEdge modules too.  Have me do some mods to them and you have a serious amp for a little over $2K. 

https://en.rougeaudiodesign.com/studio-n-10

Legacy Audio sells these same stock IceEdge modules as a dual mono stereo amp for $4350.  $1550 looks a little more attractive to me.

 
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