Class D amps and Revel Salons


Howdy,

I have Salons in my home theater and the amps sit in a custom cabinet--I am using B&K (reference 2220 and 3220) and it sounds pretty good, but the amps get pretty warm, and i am sure i can do better

does anybody have expereince with class D amps and Revel speakers?

thanks

Mitch
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I don't have Revels but have a pair of 4 ohm Dynaudio Contour 3.4s which are not all the efficient (mid 80s). Presently I'm using a Wyred 4 Sound ST-250 with very good results. I also have a B&K 125.2 and sonically I like the Wyred 4 Sound amp better. Another nice thing about the class D W4S ST-250 is that it's power consumption at idle is only 10 watts.
TAS has a review of a recent show where the Revel's were paired with a class D amp. Their comment was that the speakers must be very transparent because the sound coming out of them was a typical Class D kind of sound (read, not natural and not completely enjoyable).
I have experience with Class D amps but not the Revels.

From what I have read about the Revel's, I suspect Class D to be a very appropriate amp technology for them.

Of course, like all high end audio, whether you like what you hear or not is alaways another story from what products and technologies work well together based on specs.