I have had no enjoyment from sub-$2K class D amps (Red Dragon and Nuforce) -- too bright and ultimately something was missing in the sound. My pal had a pair of Nuforce Ref 9 V3 Se mono amps, which he at first preferred to his reference Krell KSA 200S class A amp, but tired of the Nuforce amps quickly and sold them, very disappointed in the upgrade. He recently got a pair of Merrill Audio Thor class D mono's and had this to say about them:
"I just listened to my Merrill Audio Thor mono amps. They are amazing. They sound better than my Krell KSA 200S amp. They’re more articulate, sweet, better bass, Better imaging, soundstage etc. etc."
In spite of my experience with Class D amp, the Merrill's and a few others might be game changers. Me, I have a Don Sachs KT88-based tube amp being delivered on Tuesday so I am going the opposite direction! I do think class D is gonna be the standard in the future, more or less. I thought the same thing about digital music, yet more and more folks seem to gravitate to analogue so what do I know?
"I just listened to my Merrill Audio Thor mono amps. They are amazing. They sound better than my Krell KSA 200S amp. They’re more articulate, sweet, better bass, Better imaging, soundstage etc. etc."
In spite of my experience with Class D amp, the Merrill's and a few others might be game changers. Me, I have a Don Sachs KT88-based tube amp being delivered on Tuesday so I am going the opposite direction! I do think class D is gonna be the standard in the future, more or less. I thought the same thing about digital music, yet more and more folks seem to gravitate to analogue so what do I know?