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McCormack DNA-225 vs. Threshold T800D

I currently have the McCormack DNA-225 and have been looking into the Threshold T800D but don't know much about its sound. Has anyone compared the sound of each other? I do know that the Threshold is Class A and runs HOT.

Or should I just mod the McCormack and see how far it can go? I've always heard great things about the sound of the T800D especially when matched up with a T2 preamp! $$$$

Please let me know if you've heard both and could comment on each sound.

Thanks
asi_tek

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4yanx
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My wife's friend's husband has a Threshold T800D and, after getting to know him, we A/B'd dis an my DNA-225. We both agreed that the Mc won, hands down. As I have said before, I eagerly await the DNA-225 revisions that Steve McCormack has in the works.
4yanx
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Interesting comment regarding the 400, John.

Asi tek, my DNA-225 runs warm, but never hot, as in you can hold your hand on the heat sink without discomfort.

Yep, I await the rollout of the DNA-225 mods. That said, and given that the DNA-225 is $2700 retail and with REV A Gold mods probably at least $2.5K, it had BETTER best $5K stock amps! :-)
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