2. amps-preamps
  3. 176820-68726

Competitive class D amp suggestions

I have been Class D fun since a few years ago when i bought my first class D amp. I like the concept, in general, and all the attractive features of this class of amplifiers. I tried 4 different ones, currently i  stayed with one of them that i consider to be the best among all four amps. I do enjoy and like it. At the same time,  my 5 watts SET amplifier (with more than 100 times higher distortion according to the specs) gives more natural and (surprisingly) notably cleaner sound (THD of the class D amp is 0.001). The soundstage  of the class D amp is not so bad but that of the tube one is still better.   

I remain attracted by class D amps though. 

Any fresh suggestions on reasonably priced class D amps (i mean excluding  non-reasonably priced class D amps, e.g., Merrill amplifiers)?

Any comments on non-reasonably priced class D amps are also welcome (so far i was not able to audition many class D amps and am curious if there are some which could really compete with Class A). 

128x128niodari

Showing 1 response by mitty9

mitty9
5 posts
 

  I am very impressed by the Audiolab mono blocks. Output is 250 watts rms each.

You don`t have to push them and having one amp for each speaker gives remarkable stereo separation. Listening to Bon Jovi or Paul Simon is quite amazing as I cannot hear anything from the speaker not being used in stereo at the music swings from side to side. I also have a DENON amp and I have just tried Dali Spector 2 speakers and I am most impressed, ideal for my. bedroom. I do think you need a good DAC though for the Audiolabs,  Mono blocks. The Naim V1 are very good indeed in my opinion.

More to discover