Purifi Class D: Junk?


So, from the previous thread about high-end class D the Purifi module was brought up. I decided to get a cheap example from VTV, a simple stereo unit with a single Purifi module and matching Hypex SMPS. Standard input buffer. I got it in yesterday. First impression wasn't what I was expecting: weak, congested dynamics is what stood out to me. I expected greater expression through my ProAc D30Rs. The other problems such as poor soundstage, thin / boring character, etc, I marked up to needing burn-in before evaluating. So it's been 24 hours, I would still expect to get at least the high control / damping of high end class D and dynamic power, but it's just not present.

Could it be an impedance mismatch? Other manufacturers selling the Purifi with their custom input buffers are reporting 47k Ohms. VTV doesn't say in the manual or on the site. I checked the Purifi data sheet which reports...2.2k Ohms on SE???? That can't be right?? That's absurdly low! Am I reading the right spec? My preamp has an output impedance of 230 Ohms. Can someone confirm that the stock Purifi has this ultra-low input impedance?
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GFi
I never said they aren’t stupid expensive for what they are, but I have used many different versions of hi-end fuses over my DECADES as an enthusiast and as a B & M dealer back in the early 2000s (Audio Tweakers), so any name connection to evs is a coincidence

Once again you assume too much
there are plenty of happy owners who trusted ricevs. GFi, is butthurt that ricevs continues to back him into corners with no way out, except to, well, be Gfi
ricevs

I am thinking more about how much better my EVS1200 + Oppo 105 with PS mods and Audio Alchemy DDP-1 + PS 5 could sound off grid.  Some days the sound is magical, other less so, probably fluctuations in the grid and/or varying humidity. 2 weeks ago low temp and humidity, this past week mid to upper 80s and high humidity resulting in sticky skin 


The amp is plugged into 20amp dedicated line, the other two into a CorePower 1800. What do you suggest?
George, don’t you ever tire of being wrong, or jumping to wrong conclusions?


In the early 2000s I was partner in a audio company named AudioTweakers, and took Tweak1 as my UN. It had (and I have) ZERO affiliation to Tweakaudio, which is ricevs’ website name. I am simply a very happy customer


Over 10+ years I owned lots of class D amps going back to a PS Audio GCC- 250, which I bought new when I was a dealer (still in use in my video system). As time went on I have owned several W4S amps, Underwood HiFi 100.2SE monos with upgraded fuses, Audio Alchemy DPA-1, and prior to my EVS1200, PS Audio M700s


I bought Ric’s EVS1200 because it had a 30 day money back and I was expecting the Voyager GaN amp within the 30 days so I could compare the 2. We know the Voyager still hasn’t been available, but I remain very happy with my EVS1200. Reviews of PS Audio’s M1200s have been fantastic, so there is at least some comparison to be made, though I am confident Rics pixie dust puts mine on a much higher level.


hth