What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load


Just asking.

I see specs into 4 ohms but nothing into difficult speaker loads (like Thiel CS5's).

Thanks for listening, 

Dsper


dsper

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Class D amps will have problems with 2 ohm loads especially if your in a condo or apartment building, since the switching transistors constantly modulate the current from the a.c. outlet  and the available current can vary which time of day other tenants are using the most electricity. The solution? Stay away from class D amps that don't have large extra power supply boards that will handle low ohms when your current is low. For the money, the costly Nuprime Evolution One at $8K a pair has a massive bank of capacitors and will laugh at 2 ohm loads. No problem. Or their lower priced mono blocs, the ST-10M at $3200 a pair. It is always best to buy a Class D amp with a large power supply found in A/B amps. The Nuprimes are killer due to the fact their switching amps are custom designed in house protected by their own patents and former top design engineer at Spectral, Damien Martin, has been an ongoing consultant for the company. The Nuprimes are sleeping giants.
Heck..if your going to spend over $3K you would be better off purchasing a pair of the Nuprime ST-10M's. The Wyred4Sound amps are not in the same league. Just look under the hood.
The Nuprime power supply is much larger and their custom designed 
switching amp is equal to if not better than the B&O amps. 
The nice thing about Nuprime is that they display their top amps on their website with the covers off to assure you your getting your money's worth. Wyred4Sound will never display their amps online with their top's off.