Digital Amp's

Muralman1, since I have seemed to ruffle some feathers I have only heard in my system the 2 class D amps I mention above in my post. Of those 2 class D amps I auditioned, my class A amps have a wider soundstage, better front to back imaging and deeper bass. As I also mention in my initial post the 2 class D amps are excellent amps but I happen to like my class A amps better.

Understood. No worry, we are all preened. :)

Muralman1. I do not doubt your statements here however, it would be appropriate here to qualify the speaker you were using to compare the two topologies and keep things in perpective.When you mentioned "None preferred the class A amp" over the ice amp..... Driving an Apogee Scintilla with any amplifier regardless of the amplifiers topology can be a compromise at best and certainly not an appropriate analogy here. Perhaps the very reason you elected to choose the H20 to begin with,no? Futhermore, what class A amps were you using for comparison? Most of us are aware that all amps are not created equal regardless of topology. While I have never heard the H2O, I have heard a few other ice amps and like Faziod....I wouldn't put them in the same leaugue as the better pure class A amps out there.

Ecclectique, If I were the only person singing the praise of the H2O, then the my outrageous speakers would be central to the H2O's relevance in use with normal systems. There are H2O amps powering a wide range of speakers now.

As much as I like class A amps, I love tubes more. To many, tubes beat class A when it comes to airiness, and depth. One only has to read 6Moons, and Audiofankj's reviews to see how H2O stacks up against tube amps. In both instances, the H2O has usurped their beloved valve gear.

As I mentioned, the H2O bares little resemblance to other ICE amps. It stands alone, with it's loaded analog power supply.

Muralman, if I'm not mistaken you seemed to have had the same enthusiam for the eAR amps not too long ago. Things change, new products surpass old ones (sometimes at least). Perhaps you might share your thoughts on the similarities and/or differences between these two digital amps?