noble100
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| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? aolmrd1241, I and many other class D fans, as well as many professional audio reviewers,. consider the Merrill Audio Veritas monoblocks one of the finest amps utilizing current class D technology. The fact that you cannot detect any sh... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? georgehifi, I was hoping the link you included in your post was finally some, ANY, information supporting your false claims about class D sonic shortcomings. But no, you're just continuing your evasion and refusal to answer questions meant to... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? " that I completely fail to detect any of the sonic shortcomings that georgehifi claims exist on my amps due to traditional FET transistors, the switching frequency being too low and the filter used to remove this switching frequency being of... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? ricevs, A few of us here on Audiogon, myself included, have crossed paths with georgehifi and some of his dubious statements/theories about the current state of good class D amps utilizing MOSFET transistors. I understand your frustratio... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? It’s my understanding that there are currently 2 leading producers of high-speed GaN power transistors, EPC and GaN Systems. Does anyone know if there are differences between the two of them and whether GaN Systems has a proprietary patent on th... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Hello georgehifi, The AGD mono amps you linked a review to look very interesting. https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/agd-production-vivace-gantube-monoblock-ampli... So, it sounds to me like you were right on the m... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? singtheblues, If you want specific recommendations, you still need to let us know your budget, the rest of your system any other requirements. Even a dollar range will do. You need to throw us a bone, here for good suggestions. There... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? I know I am, and believe most class D amp proponents on this thread are, very open minded toward further potential advancements such as the newer GaN FETs, improvements in the filters used to remove the carrier frequency prior to amplification an... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? teo_audio stated:" The human ear is capable of decoding intermixed harmonics and timing cues into the 200khz plus ---with zero jitter. Micro and macro signals intermixed. With two ears doing this as a combined spaced pair, with the micro and... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Okay, I just wanted to add a comment to my previous post to agree with other posters (that only appeared to me and I read after I posted) that potential lightning strikes are an extremely legitimate reason to unplug your amps and components.T... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Concerning whether class D amp performance improves by leaving them constantly on 24/7, I tend to agree with erik_squires that there are sonic benefits. I initially turned all of my class D amps(2 stereo and a pair of monos all with linea... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? georgehifi stated: " Amps are adjusted and calibrated at the factory for peak performance after a short 1/2-1 hr warm when they've reached operating temperature, even tubes, to say they sound better after hours and hours is a furphy."furphy?... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? byington711, If you're still following this thread I have a question: From your 1/4/19 post on this thread, I'm not sure if you own the stereo PS Audio BHK 250 or the mono block 300 amps in your system. Regardless, it's my understa... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Slimpikins5 stated:"Fast forward: I was further piqued now about Class D and wanted to get into something much more advanced, so I picked up a pair of Anthem Statement M1 Class D mono blocks which run around $7K for the pair. These babies put ou... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Hello tweak1, You stated:" noble/TimFYI: I had 2 EP 100.2SEs (with upgraded fuses) for well over a year. I got the bug and bought a Audio Alchemy DPA-1 stereo amp. It is much richer in the midrange and bass, deeper and more holographic sound s... |