Cjug - FYI, the price difference between the Merril and the D-Sonic is big enough to drive a truck through. I know Merril personally, trust him, and will be auditioning his amps this year. However, I doubt I will be able to afford them anytime soon. If you think you can spend 10 large on a pair of amps, email Merrill. Perhaps he can arrange a home trial for you. D-Sonic has a 21 day return option, but you lose round-trip shipping costs and a 10% restocking fee. An expensive home demo if you don't keep it. IIRC, Wyred 4 Sound has a better return policy, but I am not sure.
I recently borrowed a pair of Arion RS-500 Class D amps from Mike at MK Audio. Great amps that took my rig up a big notch. I do not know much about them, but I think they put out 35 amps peek current. They sounded far more powerful and dynamic than my solid state Class A/B amp, which has a peek current output of 45 amps. So, there ya go. I am not affiliated with MKAudio. However, Mike did mention he had some B-stock units available at a discount from the regular $4K/pr price. You can ask him about it. www.arionaudio.com
I recently borrowed a pair of Arion RS-500 Class D amps from Mike at MK Audio. Great amps that took my rig up a big notch. I do not know much about them, but I think they put out 35 amps peek current. They sounded far more powerful and dynamic than my solid state Class A/B amp, which has a peek current output of 45 amps. So, there ya go. I am not affiliated with MKAudio. However, Mike did mention he had some B-stock units available at a discount from the regular $4K/pr price. You can ask him about it. www.arionaudio.com