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Your ship just came in! time to buy new gear..?
Death by hippos, that can't be pleasant. 
Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
georgehifi,       I thought you knew that I'm not, and have never been, a retailer.  I'm just a 60 yr old music, ht and audio/video equipment enthusiast in Indiana.      I am a big fan of class D amps (I own ClassD Audio, Emerald Physics and D-Son... 
Your ship just came in! time to buy new gear..?
     $56K?Merrill Audio Element 118 GaN mono blocks  $36,000/pr.Magnepan 20.7 speakers                                $14,450/pr.                                  Grand Total  with tax =   $53,981.50    Per the well known and time honored traditio... 
Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
georgehifi,     Sorry, I didn't take anything you stated as a payout.Tim 
Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
georgehifi,     But did you enjoy my cheeky monkey comment about the earmuffs, mate?Love,Sunshine 
Do you have any concern for the environment when keeping your equipment 24/7 ?
Hello n80,     You're correct that a net global temperature change of several degrees Fahrenheit would not likely cause the extinction of the entire human population on earth. The IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change) predicts that increase... 
Do you have any concern for the environment when keeping your equipment 24/7 ?
     Well, certainly none of us are getting out of here alive.       However, assuming we're all not selfish dotards, the wiser and more responsible among us understand we have a collective obligation to do whatever it takes to ensure we don't des... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
Hello brettmcee,          I think you have good intentions and I agree with your thought that more people should have access to quality audio reproduction and that it might even benefit the planet.    I certainly don't want to discourage you from ... 
Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
georgehifi,          Mate,  I can only infer you're projecting and embarrassed because you leave your earmuffs on indoors, too. Love,  Tim 
Will a subwoofer add depth and clarity to my system, or just bass?
Duke, Excellent explanation and it all makes perfect sense to me. I was thinking, however, that I may understand better than some reading it since I’ve experienced the transformation of perceived bass response in my room by using a DBA (distribute... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
brett mcee:" There must be amplifiers in the world that work well with almost any speaker and are consistent competent performers that are also reasonably affordable. Defining some excellent examples and quite possibly some poor examples would he... 
Do you have any concern for the environment when keeping your equipment 24/7 ?
  Oh yeah, he thinks class D amps are fake news, too.Tim 
Do you have any concern for the environment when keeping your equipment 24/7 ?
     It's been reported that DJT, who hates music, has a coal-powered class A behemoth amp in the White House he leaves on 24/7 just to prove global warming is a hoax.Tim 
Lowering the noise floor
I posted this in December of 2017:" "I have one word. Cryogenics. Cryo everything! Everything in the signal path and everything not in the signal path. "I sure hope geoffkait is right about the cryogenics treatment on everything; I’ve got an appo... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
atmasphere,     Thank you for an articulate summary of amps that explains some of the issues involved with amp design and, really, amp selection.     My impression is still that brettmcee, despite his contentions otherwise,  is looking for some qu...