Whose got best class D at this point?


Bel Canto,PS Audio,Redwine what am I missing out there for either hi-effciency speakers like the Redwine Sig 30 (great review in 6moons and sounds like it would be great with Silverlines or my German horn Odeon Tosca's) or for current hungry speakers the PS GCA250 or Bel Canto 300.Think after years of onventional SS and tubes might want to take plunge but want guidepost to best bet for the money.
Thanks
Chazz
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I had the NuForce 9's and thoughtthe Edge G.5 was nicer. I found out after I intended to sell it, that NuForce requests that you keep *20 (twenty) feet between the amps and broadcast receivers (TV/Radio).
Edge tells me that 20 inches is good enough for their amp. The say that their upper lines have even better isolation. I like the sound of the Edge G.5.
The Audio Magic are very very good sounding as well. They are a bit less musical than the Edge; but have zero problems with their power supply transmitting FM static.
Depth is less with D class than with S.S. and I've heard this from owners and from Edge.
Best to you, it can be a great deal of fun.
Hi, I have a few questions and comments for clarity.
Why not D for horns? I guess the mods for NuForce 9.02's have come through, delayed for too long for me to reconsider my past sale. (a ton of info after I packed them up; they do what? how's that good enough, fix due when?)
Lastly, what is meant by insulated cords?
and Who won the shoot-out, I didn't see the results in the MOJO page, though there was alot I intend to read.
Oh, not to forget. I find the comments elsewhere that these digital amps are immune to power cord changes to be as applicable to that of tube and s.s. amps. To say, in the case of Audio Magic, NuForce, and Edge... untrue! Not only do they show differences in cables, but one can make decisions regarding sound stage and clarity.
(Audio Metallurgy, Alicia Tweeks, Xyndack, Shunyata, Zu Mother2, Cardas, Aural Thrills, "Zen" and others were tried.)
Has anyone A/B'd the Edge g.5 to the Red wine?
Thanks
i will respectfully disagree with the statement that insulated, (taken to mean shielded) ICs impart noise. No offense intended, but only a/b the same cable with and without the insulation could show that. Though, I do not doubt that you found Cardas and the other to be noisey. Shielding can
make for a blacker background, sending detail more forward (and that may be where the cable's hash existed); though some
will say it swallows the air a bit. The air (when it comes to cheap sounding cables) can be heard as noise itself. Your example of Shunyata
almost supports this, only in that you are removing the noise in the PC bia the field of the shielding. It must have been other factors that were
common to those two mentioned, that lead to your conclusion as it seems to be inopposition to the larger body of evidence regarding shielded vs
non-shielded cables. though again, I do not imply that the
observations were not actual.
You may find this humorous, that there are manu's claiming that "twisted pair" cables (a lesser form of reducing RF andEMI) so they use "Shielding"
to insulate (though shielding makes more of a sonic difference) that must be due to their using extremely thin wire and cheap connectors. Forgive me
if however, I have misinterpreted your meaning.
Okay, yes indeed! You are absolutely right. Air is the best insulator, teflon materials are next, but polypropes can be quite nasty. Shielding and insulating are not the same. Shielding is an insulation. I mistook your use of terms. I agree as my system shows what you describe regarding insulation. I find loose teflon to be nicer than the enamels I've tried, even light acrylics. Best regards. This thread has my mouth watering to hear the Red Wine unit.