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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). 

niodari

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rc22
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+ @tweak1

— A good power cord on the Voyager is a is a must.

—spring pods are such a deal (mine are autocrast. Same as nobsound.

Inexpensive and so effective).

Autocrast spring pods under my speakers are by far the best of the 4 vibration-management products i’ve tried.

I am utterly thrilled with the Voyager and the sound of my system now. But I Look forward to hearing better things still, when I improve my Dac, Pre and USB in the near future and also continue to build on the significant improvements in room acoustics I’ve realized lately.

@niodari 
I leave all my SS electronics on 24/7. Have not found the Voyager to get more than mildly warm.

rc22
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+1 @snapsc

I just heard Mr. Pass mention 2nd order harmonics in an interview. But your question about whether 3rd order harmonics is pleasing for complex music is interesting.

And, while it may seem intuitive to presume that a system that can do complex material can easily tackle less complex music, maybe there is more to it than that.

And now for a movie reference that hopefully someone besides me, gets…

Bueller, Bueller, Bueller?   LOL.  I mean, Ralph.   

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