@cfa88 A EE friend as a Punt Purchased a 4 Box Class D Power Amp' from China for approx' £800.
They had seen enough of the build info to leave them convinced that following an addition of a few £100, in additional/exchanged components, there was to be an Amp' of a Design/Build Quality they could not produce for less money and expected the cost to extend to nearly £2K if replicated as a DIY only build.
This Amp' was demo's at a event in a £200K system along side other Power Amp's produced as a Commercial Product as well as DIY versions.
The Class D Import with a few hundred extra £'s spent on it, when used with a Soulution Pre-Amp did not sit by itself as an outsider with wounds needing licking., As a demo' model, and in my assessment, it went toe to toe with the best in the line up on the day, and was only bettered by a £60K Soulution Pre-Power Amp' and a Soulution Pre-Amp' > Neurochrome Power Amp'.
I was not the only one with such a positive impression left.
What is sure, is that a Power Amp' that can be extremely impressive does not need to have the extra £35K expenditure to achieve the sonic that can be very impressive.
I would also suggest if the Import Amp' was the only Amp used on the day, it would have received a great appraisal for the performance to cost ratio. For me it was inly the Neurochrome that usurped it from the ultimate bang for buck top position.
There are way too many reports such as this to take the statement that follows with any seriousness.
" Build an audio system with a key component (e.g., DAC) desinged (designed) and made in China is no different from buying electronics at Walmart. "
