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RE: "giant killing" class D amps?

I use an SMSL SA-60 in one of my systems to drive Paradigm Titans (v4). It sounds very good but must be set up properly to work best. The 24v power supply it came with was defective. I replaced it with an Indeed 12v 5a supply which works much better. It needs to be fronted with a preamp to sound best, preferably with tubes. It sounds much better than a Sonic Impact amp-better clarity, bigger more detailed soundstage and much deeper bass. It is not a subwoofer amp and must be used with efficient speakers.
The SA-60 is a tpa-3116 chip amp. If you Google tpa-3116 you should find a lot of information. There is a huge thread about these amps on Audiokarma.org.


Edits: 12/29/17
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