Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???

georgehifi,

     Okay, now I understand your 'payout' comment .  

     By the way, I completely agree with you that there are an abundance of really good class D amps on the market right now.  As you've so wisely stated, "the new fast GaN FETs and Atmo-Sphere patent pending circuitry's ability to significantly reduce or eliminate dead-time and further reduce the existing extremely low distortion levels will likely only make the future prospects of class D amps even brighter and more exciting". 

 Very well said, mate!
       Tim

Ah!!! yes, that was like arguing with my wife!

I’m using the PS Audio Stellars with .7 Magnepans.  It’s a very good combo.  

Hello dmc,

      I've been curious how a pair of .7 Magnepans would sound being driven with very good amplification. 
     Now that it's been confirmed as a good combo, I'm curious how it could be improved with 1 or 2 good subs.  
     Better yet, how would they perform in a room with a complete 4 sub DBA bass system like the Audio Kinesis Swarm or Debra?
     
     I would imagine that the state of the art bass provided by the AK Swarm ($2,800) combined with the excellent mid-range and treble performance provided by the Magnepan .7 panels ($1,300/pr) would be extremely hard to better, especially at anything close to $4,100.

     With sota bass throughout the entire room as a solid foundation, The relatively small and light .7 panels could then be optimally positioned in relation to the listening seat for best mid/treble frequency response and imaging.

     I'm fairly certain the Swarm bass system would integrate seamlessly with the .7 panels because it does so with my much larger (6' x2')Magnepan 2.7QR panels in my 23x 16 x8 ft room.


Tim
     
      

Few days ago I got new class-D Nord NC500 mk3+SI opamp, connected to Primaluna Prologue tube preamp and Chord 2Qute DAC. 
That combination have total control over Focal 1028be, driving them with such ease, but also tube smoothness and musicality. Couldn't be more happier, never heard something driving big focals with such control. 
One caveat: ordered Rothwell -10db Attenuator because preamp+power amp gain is too high, I can't go beyond 9 o'clock on volume pot, so attenuator will help in pushing noise floor down and give system room to breathe.