Hi Dougmint...Stay away from Class D,IMO it just can’t compare with good tubes or Mosfet Class A/AB...Look at the older Peachtree Audio Nova and Decco...Also if you have the budget look at the WONDERFUL Quad VA-One,the highly musical iFi Audio Stereo 50 and if you want the best there’s the McIntosh MHA 100/150...
peachtree amp vs. traditional amp
OK, I'm a newbie, so this is possibly a dumb question. I am considering a 2 channel amp to listen to music (Tidal or spotify). I am looking at a traditional looking black box amp by Yamaha or Marantz. But I've also seen a very small amp by peachtree. The peachtree seems to be about the same of watts as the others. How would the sound compare? It seems that the peachtree is so small, it would not have the same power. Doesn't size/weight translate to some level of power? Anyways, has anyone compared a peachtree to a traditional amp of the same power rating? Please share thoughts.