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Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please

Ok so I know there are already lots of threads on class D both negative and positive

As I have had a very positive result with replacing the ss amps in my ht rig with a single tiny Nuforce class D amp I was tempted to look into the same for my stereo rig.

This is a little more difficult as my present amp is a BAT VK600SE, 120LB of muscle and heat.

Now I am in love with my present sound but still am very curious if class D could do anything for me as it certainly did in the ht rig although those ss amps were not in the BAT league to start with.

So I would like to hear from people who have actually gone this route, replaced their expensive, heavy, power consuming amps with tiny little cold running boxes and what their results were.

Was it uplifting, about the same or make you wish you had never heard of class D!

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joshelston
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I recently switched from SS forever and went class D.  I have been a Rega, Creek fan forever and needed to sell off some stuff to bring money back to the family.  So, I sold some higher end Rega stuff and went to Wyred 4 Sound since I was intrigued by it, just like you.  Dare I say, what was meant to be a compromise has turned out to be a real joy.  I have a W4S DAC-2 plugged direct into ST-500 MkII power amp running my KEF LS50.  To me, their best feature is projection of voices regardless of volume.  I listen to a lot of "mellow" acoustic music and Class D has served that music well, IMO.  I also appreciate the extra wattage (I've always had amps <85 wpc).  When I crank it up with the kids and have a dance party there is no lack of slam.  

Also, my dad's system runs bel canto mono blocks.  Unsure of the models but they are 1000 wpc.  He's using them to run Legacy speakers.  I feel the same about the vocal projection.  Feels intimate to me.  His system is way cooler than mine.  

So, there's two very different systems running Class D that I would consider successful in relaying music enjoyment.  

Finally, one of the reasons I invested in W4S is that they are always improving previous models of their equipment with upgrade packages.  By the time you get an itch for "more" you can do it in a more fiscally responsible manner (as if spending all this money on our audio rigs is fiscally responsible in the first place).  

Hope this is helpful.  
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