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They are nice because they are small, but they won't be giant killers by any means.

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In Reply to: RE: "giant killing" class D amps? posted by thump on December 29, 2017 at 15:46:26

Efficient, easy load speakers in a small room and they will work quite well to some extent. But a decent used integrated Class A/B amp from ebay for $100 will walk all over one of those little Class D devices.

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RE: They are nice because they are small, but they won't be giant killers by any means. - SgreenP@MSN.com 20:10:51 01/01/18 (1)
The o/p asked to name a class D amp that will stay with the big boys....the Merrill will. Check it out.... excellent unit with no apologies to Audio Research, Threshold, etc.
- RE: what i said - thump 14:27:35 01/06/18 (0)
  actually, what i said, what everyone else took literally, was REALLY
  
  "anyone know of any overachieving CHEAP class D amps that won't be embarrassed by $1,000ish class A?B that are worthy as temporary stepping stones until i get my miniphilharmonitors and gustard DAC and get an idea of what the system needs in terms or clinical/lush balance to finalize my amplification down the road?"
  
  i was using a bit of hyperbole.
  
  ith that in mind, i DO consider class D to actually BE a giant killing tech as i'm an acoustic suspension & cowbell lover who demands low level resolution for percussion which class D does do better than class A/B at a given price point and then some ($500 TBI millenia is considered true high end by many) with hypex N cores being the TRUE "take all comers" giant killers from all the reviews i've read in an N core tour thread at headfi, a mola mola review, and a review for some other N core based big buck amp.
  
  taking the DIY route, one can essentially get a $10,000 N core amp for around $1,500 in parts.
  
  i don't expect ANY $40 amp to play at that level, but 80-90% of it isn't shabby for a temporary starter system AND i've loved all 3 class D amps i've owned for their detail "unveiling" and grip on bass & treble. i expect to get AT LEAST sonic impact level sound out of one and a lot of people WERE liking their T-amps more than their jolidas etc back in the day.
  
  apparently everyone here missed that memo.

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