New Class D amplifiers


Hello. I'm very interested in getting your opinion on the newer Class D amplifiers.  There has been a couple of very positive reviews (by Guttenberg) of the Bel Canto C6i and NAD M23.  These, and perhaps some others are offering new technology that significantly lower the class D noise level and other drawbacks.    

I currently use a Class A amp, Pass Labs INT-25 (with Dynaudio Heritage Special speakers) which has a wonderful sound. But I am transitioning to another location, and due to using Roon primarily I find that this system stays on most of the day.  Due to heat and power usage of Class A amplifiers, I'm interested in translating to Class D if I find something comparable.

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I can't try anything as I had an accident when I was moving it with the lid off, but resting sideways on top (plugged in f course... the top fell in and it crashed into one module  creating BIG sparks. Fortunately, I was able to drop the EVS1200 in its place until I get it fixed. Im not in any hurry as the EVS sounds amazing

If Aavik agreed to provide one it could be last.

At 2-3 times the MSRP it should win. 

...and therein lies the problem.

 

We need a formula with a number of parameters (including the price, and a few parameters that measure the SQ, and a few parameters more like the weight, the size and the power consumption of the amp, etc) to measure the overall benefit/performance of each amp. We may easily construct that formula if someone will carry out experiments and put the corresponding parameters into the formula. @jeffseight , does it look good to you? 

@tweak1 I am sorry for that accident. Something similar happened with my Megaschino, but it was finally repaired (just 10 days ago). Now neither am I in an extreme hurry to repair my 5.5 watts SET amp (earlier the left channel  EL34 tube of the amp was blown up and damaged  the 50 v 470 capacitor which is just below the amp. The amp still worked but the left channel was a bit weaker. Finally, I decided to replace the capacitor. We touched just this small part of the amp, nothing else. Surprisingly, no sound coming out of either channel anymore. I have no idea what could happened. The amp has a blocking system, which now does not unblock). 

Wow has this thread gone off the rails! All b/c of one member.

Well this person also tends to not practice what he preaches. Below is what he posted in September last year:

Sadly, there are many small minded people who can't accept that their opinions on the matter are unimportant to a great many.

Based on this, it tells me that this person not only has a small mind, but an even smaller brain!