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New Class D amplifiers

Hello. I'm very interested in getting your opinion on the newer Class D amplifiers.  There has been a couple of very positive reviews (by Guttenberg) of the Bel Canto C6i and NAD M23.  These, and perhaps some others are offering new technology that significantly lower the class D noise level and other drawbacks.    

I currently use a Class A amp, Pass Labs INT-25 (with Dynaudio Heritage Special speakers) which has a wonderful sound. But I am transitioning to another location, and due to using Roon primarily I find that this system stays on most of the day.  Due to heat and power usage of Class A amplifiers, I'm interested in translating to Class D if I find something comparable.

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johnnycamp5
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Congrats OP on success with choosing an amp.

A whole thread on new class D amps and no love (nor mention) for the Nilai500?

Perhaps too inexpensive lol.

Im having success with a pair of these behind a Supratech preamp

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I’ve never owned the Ncore 400’s but always wanted to try them. When I finally went to give them a try the Nilai500 had been released as their replacement.

This is the first time I’ve ever used class D for my stereo mains amplification.
I have Crowns for subwoofer duty, and I’ve tried using them for powering the left and right mains but they sounded just awful to me.

But not the Nilai. Very clean and powerful without the horrible edge (resulting in fatigue) that the Crowns presented.

The balanced line option (xlr) is also nice. Running fully balanced from start to finish is interesting… it really does seem to lower the noise floor in the room, being able to put your ear right up against 100db sensitivity horn loudspeakers and hear absolutely no hiss, hum or buzz of any kind is pretty remarkable in my opinion. I certainly could not do that with my unbalanced lines 

so far so good!

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