D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ?


Owner/Designer Dean Deacon of D-Sonic in Houston in recent months dropped using the B&O ICE amps which he now only uses in the surround channels of his multi-channel home theater amps. He now uses a new Class-D amp in all of his Magnum2 mono and two channel amps which he states is the most technically advanced Class-D amp on the market, called the SOA Class-D core amps. The recent review in 6Moons of his new M2-1500M amp concludes its the closest that Class-D has ever come to tube amps in the upper mid-range and high frequencies.
Anyone bought or heard recently the D-Sonic M2-1500M or the M2-600M? What are your opinions?
audiozen
Audiozen, this is fascinating... How does your D-Sonic M3 1200S stereo amplifier sound like... Please share your experiences with us. Long suffering audiophrenic minds want to know! G.
Guido..Type in on Google search D-Sonic M2 600m and you will find near the top of the page a link to an excellent review on the Polk Audio Forum of the M2 600M's from January of this year. The owner burned them in for a month before posting the review. He's running them through a pair of KEF Q speakers. He removed the cover to show the interior. Excellent piece of work. I sent the interior pic to Dennis at D-Sonic and he confirmed that its the same Abletec mono amp thats used as a pair in the D-Sonic M3 1200S. Read the review.
Guido..since you are a online magazine reviewer, why don't you arrange for Dennis to send you a pair of the M3 600M's for you to review? After all, its what you do for a living.
Have you ever reviewed a low priced Class D amp with very high quality sound?
I have not seen many users reviews or comments yet on how either Abletec or Pascal amps sound, much less compared to others. Technical advancements in design and execution is a good omen, but not enough alone to determine who the winners are or will be. It takes time usually before enough data points to estimate the true order of new things becomes apparent.
Uhrn Audiozen, thank you for the staggering faith you have in the financial import of my scribblings... Regretably, my labors of love on PFO are only fit to fund tasty yet conservatively priced sushi rolls dinners three or four times a year, during 50% off days, for Mrs. C. and I. For the more mundane purpose of making a living, AT&T keeps me happily busy full time on arcane matters relating to FCC/CVAA.

In answer to your question, The lowest cost amp review project that I decided to submit for editorial review and eventual publication on PFO is the Bel Canto REF500 mono. A hypothetical D-Sonics project may be an interesting addition to my candidate queue. Conversely, I hope that you will share your findings on your very own D-Sonics amp with us before long.

Here is a question... D-Sonics appears to utilize both AbleTech and Pascal.... What criteria does D-Sonics apply when selecting between one of these two core module suppliers for its amps?

G.