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| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? 2 class D Orchard Audio StarKrimson Ultra boards. I will be using these in a stereo setup with a LINEAR power supply, 1000 VA toroidal + 160 amp 0.8 volt forward voltage drop rectifiers + 200,000uF of filter capacitance with XLR inputs. I sh... | |
| Burned Pecan Pi @fishdoctor I just send you an email. I hope that helps. | |
| Unfair Competition: Orchard Audio Bosc Monoblocks vs. Pass Labs XA30.8 @dweaton I'm glad you enjoyed the monoblocks. The ultra amps will have better bass just from the nature of them having more power, otherwise, they will sound identical to the monoblocks. | |
| Phoenix, AZ @past, looking forward to it | |
| Baltimore MD @past, looking forward to it. | |
| Make a Pilgrimage to Phoenix on August 27th, 2022 to attend Speakerfest 2022!! I am very happy to be participating in this event and have set up a Facebook event page where people can RSVP at this link. | |
| Class D Integrated Amplifier Recommendations. @kingbarbuda We have a streaming amplifier. Not quite what you would call "integrated". It is how ever a streamer, DAC, and amplifier all in one box. | |
| Unfair Competition: Orchard Audio Bosc Monoblocks vs. Pass Labs XA30.8 I will have the monoblock amps in stock in the next few weeks. | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? My PecanPi DAC achieves 130dB SNR and 125dB dynamic range. For $350 I believe it is an outstanding value. See all the review here: https://orchardaudio.com/pcnp-dac-reviews-and-spec/ | |
| Competitive class D amp suggestions https://www.ap.com/blog/thd-and-thdn-similar-but-not-the-same/ | |
| Competitive class D amp suggestions @mbmi For high efficient speakers the Mono blocks and for medium to lower efficient speakers , get the Ultra Starkrimson ...according to Leo at Orchard Audio.... And he always answers the phone.... That is the general recommendation, but if y... | |
| Best amp options between $2k-$4 to power Magnepan 1.7? @davide256, thanks for the support. | |
| GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager? Here are links the the reviews that were mentioned above: | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/unofficial-orchard-audio-starkrimson-ultra-amplifier-owners | |
| Do you build anything for your high fidelity system? If so, what do you make? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/unofficial-orchard-audio-starkrimson-ultra-amplifier-owners |