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Wyred4Sound vs. Channel Island
To Jorge and to Rockadanny:Classdaudio donot give technical measurements on their products,i guess this is a marketing decision to avoid useless discussions and questions.When i bought the first sds470 amp (for my daughter), i didnt even imagine t... 
Wyred4Sound vs. Channel Island
You should test the classdaudio type sds470...590usd but a sound worth 10 times its price...if optimized thanks to the choice of interconnects and speaker cables,the sound of this amp is at the level of the best ones..AR,Airtight,Ayon,....a crazy ... 
Mono blocks that can provide that golden sound...
I advise you to test a sds470 classdaudio stereo amp, releasing 2X500W on 4 ohms,price 590 usd.Il you prefer monoblocks, you car order 2 , bridged, releasing each 1x1000W on 8 ohms.I am NOT joking !!! this stereo amp has an absolutely incredible s... 
Expensive amp or cheap classdaudio?
If you want to learn more about classdaudio, notably how it compares to a W4S amp, i suggest you to go on the audiocircle website,tapewrite " classdaudio" then go to the thread "120w.classD amp 175$" ,160 pages of tests and comparisons.At home, it... 
Best amp for Dynaudio C4
I use Duntech Prince speakers incl dynaudio drivers, in a similar d'appolito arrangement as your C4.My advice will be " politically incorrect" but far from stupid:Buy a sds470 classdaudio amp ,sales price 590 usd, use it without PA,connecting dire... 
Class D amps
I am a french audiophile,dedicated to obtaining the closest possible sound to the sound in concert.I listen to Duntech Prince speakers,throught tubed amps, my last one is a very good Ayon Triton II one.What a surprise when i listened to the classd... 
Bi-amping MBL 101's - combining tube & ss
I own a pair of mbl 101 i used for about 8 years but have abandoned them since tired by their metallic sound...the omnidirectional seduction is not enough to compensate this coloured sound no amp can cure...The amp was an Airtight ATM2 with siltec... 
Ayon Triton the best tubes amp in the market?
Sorry for the english, i am a frenchman,i own an ayon triton II amp,operating with Duntech prince speakers,a Weiss dac2 directly connected to the amp input,thus bypassing the internal preamp.The sound is very good,clearly better in pentode mode th... 
Class D amps,bang for your buck ones
I am a french audiophile,sorry for english mistakes..I recently bought a SDS470 amp (supplied completed)from Classdaudio (590usd!...)I have been totally surprised by the sound quality of this amp,which sound style is closer to tubed ones than to s... 
Weiss Dac2/Minerva?
In order to much improve the sound of a Weiss DAC2 when used with a CD transport,i advise to use a transport having a word clock sync input,and to connect it to a master clock having a very low jitter spec,f e less than 5 ps,...the DAC2 automatica... 
The Big Ayon Triton KT-88 Int Amp- tube rolling?
My new TRITON II replaces my old AIRTIGHT ATM2(sold) which itself replaced my former AR Classic60.(it's equipped wth original KT88 and 12AU7,i will try KT120 later on)It's been a hard work to optimize the interconnects (between my Weiss DAC2 CD DA... 
Owners of Duntech Crown Prince still out there?
yes, am still using duntech prince's i bought in 1995,probably built in 89...some months ago i changed two boomers and the crossover caps to SCR ones,my amp is an airtight ATM2.In spite of visiting several high end hifi stores, i cannot find out a... 
Bryston BCD-1 impressions?
I own a bryston bcd1,but also a weiss dac2 (and a tc electronic bmc2).Connected directly without preamp to an airtight ATM2 tube amp (duntech prince's speakers).The sound realism when using the weiss is strongly depending upon the cd transport(tas...