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Class D Amplification Announcement

After 60 some odd years of disappointment, Class D has finally arrived. As per The Absolute Sound’s Jonathan Valin, the Borrenson-designed Aavik P-580 amp “is the first Class D amplifier I can recommend without the usual reservations. …the P-580 does not have the usual digital-like upper-mid/lower-treble glare or brick wall-like top-octave cut-off that Class D amps of the past have evinced.”

Past designers of Class D and audiophiles, rejoice; Michael Borrenson has finally realized the potential of Class D.

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arafiq's avatar
arafiq
1,599 posts
 

The first sign of class D arrival will be that people will stop talking about its arrival.

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1971gto455ho
409 posts
 

Ps,

To my rant, overwhelming ‘odds’ are Hi end revealing systems are not powered by Class D, And the reason is…. Sound !!

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zappas
164 posts
 

Yea, right. AB still rules.

jfuquay
104 posts
 

It’s technology. It will change. I personally think we don’t much understand how our brain interprets reproduced sound, leading to a whole host of different personal preferences. I like Magnepan speakers. I can’t drive them with flea-watt amps. I think high-power Class A is environmentally irresponsible. Class D is a great choice. Give it a tube front end and find what you like.

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curiousjim
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“You can assume that he has.  The journalistic integrity of TAS is unquestionable.  Furthermore, I have never heard of Mr Valin being proven wrong.  His hearing and experience are so accurate that they are virtually objective.”

The sarcasm is strong in this one. 😁

 

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