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| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Hello @aolmrd1241 and @KLH007, I will post some observations about the darling Rowland M535 tomorrow... It won't be the complete review, but I'll try address some differences between M535 in stereo mode, and a bridged pair.Saluti, Guido | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Hello Tim, Bruno Putzeys has left Hypex more than two yers ago, and as far as I know, he is not involved at this time with NCore technology development.He has since founded a new company, called Purifi:https://www.purifi-audio.com/And within Purif... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Thank you ricevs, Tim, and Jetter... Admittedly, I have been soaked in music since I was a tod... The only reason why I did not become a professional composer is that my retinas failed me in the late 1970s and could no longer use pencil and paper,... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? Noble100+++"class D amplification sounds just dreadful to those familiar with the sound of realmusic, instruments, and acoustic spaces."My experience with live music and spaces is puny... You are right ClearThink... heard a live violin for the fir... | |
| GaN-based Class D power amps To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Putzeys has not embraced the higher performance conjectures behind GaN transistors's use in class D amplifiers at this time.Once again, from the best of my knowledge, the Lyndorf amp in question likely sports Putse... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Hello WhiteCamaroSS, I premise that I have not had the opportunity of listening to the Bel Canto REF600 yet Bel Canto Ref600 is a basic implementation of the entry level NCore NC500 power conversion module and the unregulated NCore NC/1200/700 S... | |
| GaN-based Class D power amps George, Putzeys leaving Hypex was already known some two years ago.Purifi.nl has currently no information about the new module design....I filled a form to be updated with any news. I have heard no clear indication one way or another on whether Pu... | |
| GaN-based Class D power amps According to my well informed sources, Bruno Putzeys has left Hypex over two years ago. As such, I doubt very much that Putzeys latest design developed with Purifi relies on any Hypex/NCore patents.Regards, G. | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Hello WC, Have you taken home an Odin V1 or V2?Concerning mushiness, I have not listened to Frey 2 yet... but my home experience with Valhalla V2 and several long listening sessions with Odin V1 at RMAF has been that the latter two cables and mush... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Hello WC, Keep us posted about how Odin develops.... Sounds exciting!As I mentioned a couple times, I have found nirvana with the Cardas Clear Beyond XL... Totally in love with this PC... Nordost Odin and Cardas XL are, with not too many other PCs... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Hello Viber.... Aeris DAC is superior to the DAC component of X-01 Ltd.... Aeris powered by PSU is very significantly superior to the X-01 DAC section for all parameters I can think of.Having said the above, it is worth considering that the X-01 w... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! Viber, I have some experience with Esoteric single box players, up to and including K-01... I have no experience on K-01X and K1. At RMAF I have had long listening session comparing X-05, X-03, and various versions of X-01... In most cases, the an... | |
| GaN-based Class D power amps Hello Mallard, I concur with you.... Personally, I neither rail against GaN nor do I trumpet it as the imminent savior of the high end audio industry.... Rather, I am openly curious about it, and hope that in the hands of competent designers/engin... | |
| GaN-based Class D power amps Hello Celander, the Vivace's home page does not seem to list input impedance.... Perhaps Alberto Guerra can chime in on the subject.Saluti, Guido | |
| GaN-based Class D power amps ++++ Please keep irrelevant dental care topics out of here.G. |