No sneering Please


Please no flaming.

Audio snobbery aside, has anyone ever done an objective  comparative test of the latest chifi TPA3255 chip powered amps vs the 'high-priced spread'?

I am prepared to be shocked.

No sneering, please.

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I have built 4 over time. To be fair. I typically do a fair amount of work on them. My latest is quite good. 

I am a happy owner of an LSA Warp 1 amp.  Stunning Class D performance at a great price.  Does everything well on my system.  Prefer it to an LTA Z40 amp that I didn’t care for and have since sold.  I don’t own and have not compared it to any of the grown ups.

Without question I love the sound of the 3255 amp chip. To my ears it just sounds right. I have several Aiyima A07s  one of the first small inexpensive amps with this chip. I Immediately enjoyed the sound and continue to do so. I have replaced two higher priced amps with these little guys (albeit in smaller secondary system).

I just order the new Fosi ZA3 which seems to take this cheap solution to the next level. 

Are these amps something to ogle over build quality and audiophile jewelry? Heck no! Will they last ? Maybe not as long as others. But then again just buy another. So try one out you might be pleasantly surprised as I was (as I am still).