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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?
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cjug
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Just wanted to share my impressions with all of you.
I finally jumped on the bandwagon and got a pair of D-Sonic M2-1500M monoblocks.

The thing is, I put together this new system just for stereo, so I cannot compare the changes that the amps would have made to any previous chain. The system currently consists of: Oppo BDP-105 + Marc Audio XLR Premium interconnects + Two D-Sonic M2-1500M + GLS Audio speaker cable (12AWG) banana finish + Dynaudio Contour S5.4 speakers.

I am very pleased with the sound of the system, although the room might be tricky because it is roughly 7x5 meters, with a semi-wall in the middle (a 2.5 wall along the 5 meter axis). Very good bass response, no need for subwoofer, very detailed, good transients. I think it is not as forgiving with bad recorded music. Just about 30 hours of use, though.

Feel free to submit your comments and/or questions.

Cheers,
Carlos
bondmanp
1,465 posts
 
Thank you, Carlos. I am still about a year away from pulling the trigger on a new amp, but with D-Sonic's restocking fees, I am looking for any impressions by owners I can find. Please keep us posted as the amps break in. When you say they are not too forgiving of bad source material, does that mean you find them very detailed, which would be a positive, or do you mean they are on the bright side of neutral, which would combine with bright, edgy recordings to produce unpleasant results?
cjug
6 posts
 
Bondmanp, so far I would say that the system is detailed, but not overly so. I don't feel it sounds bright. I think it only exposes bad recordings that are artificially loud with poor dynamic range. But then again, the complete system is new, so I could not specify each component contribution to the overall sound.
coot
62 posts
 
Anyone have the new M3 D-Sonic or know what the difference is?
coot
62 posts
 
So I asked Dennis about the difference an all he said was the the 3 is "newer technology". And that the 2 was ICE. He noted that the later 2's are also "newer technology". So now the 3's are officially not ICE, but what are they?
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