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New amp being touted as among the best ever......

....possibly hyperbole but Hi-Fi News in the UK raving about the Diavlet D-Premier amplifer.

Apparently it has patented a new hybrid of Class A and Class D technology. It sounds very interesting, looks unique and would appear to be a must hear for those who are interested in high quality servers where apparently it excels-although I'd be interested to hear what it can do with any source.

Pretty expensive I believe at £12000 or approx $18000.

It looks very interesting and it's not every review you read where you really want to hear the thing.....

Here's their website, quite a lot of info on there if you browse about.
http://www.devialet.com/
ben_campbell
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nonoise
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Give it about a week, maybe a month.
Things will come full circle and some well made, class AB amp will be at the top, again.
How many brass rings are on this merry-go-round?
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I really believe digital amps will be a game changer within a few years max.
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The fact that an amplifier may or may not 'double down' really says nothing about its sound.
unsound
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Atmasphere, it might depending on the load.
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"The fact that an amplifier may or may not 'double down' really says nothing about its sound."

That depends.

It does not define the sound however it can help deliver the best results especially in teh low end in practice with many speakers with difficult loads (more the norm) that are common out there today.

It is not a prime consideration though for those speaker designs that break that mold and present a more balanced load top to bottom and are also inherently more tube amp friendly.
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