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verdict on class D amps?

I saw a thread about seymour ice amps.... anyone have any experience with these compared to conventional amps? I was planning on picking up a used pair of bryston 7st or a single 14 st however for similar money (& power) the new ice 50001 is available. In car audio there it doesn't seem like class D is very good except for sub duty. Is the same true for home stuff? Presently I have a adcom GFA5500 which was going to get thrown on rear surrounds & I was going to use parasound HCA1500 on my speakers untill I can afford something newer/better for my old infinity kappa 8.1 speakers

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eldartford
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I also like the Hypex UDC module better than ICE. I have five CI D200 amps in my multichannel system.

However, before I bought the monoblock CT amps I used three CarverPro ZR1600 stereo amps which are based on the TriPath module. IMHO, the ZR1600 amp sounds every bit as good as the CI D200, and the D 200 is well regarded in audiophile circles. (At the moment the ZR1600 amps are powering the six drivers of my three custom subwoofers).

But the real point is that the three ZR1600 amps (6 times 600 watts) cost me the same price as my first two D 200 amps (2 times 350 watts). Today I see they go for about a grand each.

If anyone would like to sample a digital amp the ZR1600 is a good place to start.
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